Acrylic sheet is the best known and most widely used plastic.
The reasons why are simple.
• Optical Clarity - 92% light transmission makes it clearer than glass.
• Colorfast - Does not yellow after prolonged exposure to sunlight.
• Impact Resistance - 10 times more shatter resistant than glass.
Also available in bullet resistant grade.
• Light Weight - Less than half the weight of glass.
• Easy to Work with - It can be cut, drilled, polished, solvent cemented, thermoformed, painted, silk screened, laminated, the possibilities are endless.
Virgin material sheet | Recycled material sheet |
Excellent UV resistance, at least 5 years not fade from yellowing. | Poor in anti UV, become yellowish easily, as well as fade and crack |
Transparency more than 92% | Transparency less than 80% |
Clear at section and keep original after fabrication | It turns yellowish at the section. Although the recycled acrylic with whitener it still becomes yellowish after a short term. |
No bad smell | It becomes yellowish quickly after processing, comes out heavy smell and easy to crack |
Good weather resistance | Bad weather resistance |
Well protected by high quality packing or masking paper | Packaging and protective film or paper grade is poor |