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Contact SupplierAcrylic is commonly used as a substitute for glass. Its advantages over traditional glass are primarily that it has a lighter weight (approximately half as dense as glass) and that it has higher impact strength than glass. making it less likely to shatter. Acrylic is often used in diverse applications, such as in aquariums, visors for motorcycle helmets and police riot control, vehicle headlights, and medical technologies including dentures, hard contact lenses, and replacement intraocular lenses for people who have had cataract surgery. Acrylic also has a number of aesthetic uses. Because it can be dyed translucently. it has often been used to give products like furniture and electric guitars a futuristic look.