Acrylic

Acrylic is a clear thermoplastic with about 92% transparency, making it useful in many optical applications. Acrylic has better impact resistance and transparency than glass. It can be easily machined, glued, and painted. Acrylic can also be thermoformed. Acrylics are typically made by one of three methods: extrusion, continuously manufactured, and casting. The main difference is that extrusion has a lower molecular weight and casting has the highest molecular weight. Extrusion and cast acrylic frequently overlap at 14 to 38 thicknesses with cast being the thicker materials. Commonly known as Plexiglas, Optix, Lucite, Chemcast and Polycast. Contact us now for details and pricing.