Plastic Sheet Properties

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Plastic sheet properties.

Acrylic sheet exhibits glass like qualities clarity brilliance and transparency but at half the weight and many times the impact resistance of glass. Anything thinner is considered plastic film. To compare materials check any of the compare boxes. Kydex thermoplastic sheet properties and options kydex 100 rigid tough durable plastic alloy sheet available in a wide range of standard and custom colors textures and sheet sizes.

Acrylic sheet is easy to fabricate bonds well with adhesives and solvents and is easy to thermoform. View plastic materials found under a specific property group. Please refer to specific and detailed product sheets on the individual product pages or contact professional plastics customer service for further support. Glass filled grades of polycarbonate show good chemical and moisture resistance too.

Their mechanical properties can be further enhanced through the addition of carbon fiber or chopped glass. Poly methyl methacrylate pmma also known as acrylic acrylic glass or plexiglass as well as by the trade names crylux plexiglas acrylite astariglas lucite perclax and perspex among several others see below is a transparent thermoplastic often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter resistant alternative to glass. Plastic sheets are available from professional plastics. Acrylic plastic properties include.

Acrylic is a transparent plastic material with outstanding strength stiffness and optical clarity. Impact resistance corrosion resistance insulative properties weight savings. Acrylic and polycarbonate are transparent plastics that are stronger than many other clear plastic sheet materials and are often used in architectural glazing applications when transparency and superior mechanical properties are required. Polycarbonate properties and their values to summarize polycarbonate offers a unique combination of properties that include high impact strength high dimensional stability good electrical properties amongst others.

Click the down or up arrows triangles or column headings to sort plastic materials or material properties. Select two or more materials and then press compare materials. Plastic sheets are defined as a continuous form of plastic material thicker than 010 25mm and usually wound on a core but mostly cut into sheets. Less expensive than glass and polycarbonate 17x the impact resistance of glass 92 light transmittance in all thicknesses better clarity than glass insusceptible to yellowing or discoloration from the sun thermoplastic with a working temp of 180f continuous.

Overview of plastic sheets. It has superior weathering properties compared to many other transparent plastics. Plastic sheets provide solutions such as. To sort by property click any of the property headers.

Then click the compare button. The same material can be used as a casting resin or in inks and coatings among many other uses. It is underwriters laboratories inc.