Imatex materials: Extruded acrylic (PMMA)
Imatex materials
Extruded acrylic (PMMA)
Famous brands:
Acrylex®, Plexiglas®, Perspex®, Crylon®, Akrylon®, Altuglas®, Plazcryl®, Vikuglas®, Crylon XT®, Quinn XT®,…
Characteristics:
- Cheaper than cast acrylic.
- Thickness from 2 mm up to 25 mm.
- Virtually no thickness tolerance.
- Usually transparent or opal. Restricted colour range.
- Transparent PMMA allows through 94% of the light. More than glass.
- Normal thicknesses: 2-25 mm
- Extruded acrylic is prone to bi-axial shrinkage however which can produce bulging when folding.
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Imatex datasheet Extruded acrylic (PMMA)
Outside of the standard cast and extruded PMMA acrylic sheets, Imatex also offers other acrylic specialties, including acrylic mirror, high-impact resistant acrylic, anti-reflex and acrylic suitable for sunbeds.