Acrylic Properties
Acrylic
is a popular plastic available in opaque and optically transparent forms, used in numerous applications. Acrylic shapes include sheet, rod, cubes, balls, tubes, etc.
Acrylic Properties
Acrylic has many valuable properties:
- More flexible than glass
- More shock resistant than glass
- Abrasion resistant
- Resistant to UV damage
- Resistant to most chemicals and fumes
- Can transmit or filter ultraviolet light
- Easily cleaned
- Easily cut
- Corrosion resistant
- Good insulator
Machining Acrylic
eMachineShop allows you to design custom acrylic parts using: Counter boring ... Counter sinking ... Drilling ... Laser Cutting ... Milling ... Reaming ... Band sawing ... Shearing ... Threading & Tapping ... Turning (lathe) ... Waterjet Cutting ... Welding ... Extrusion and Injection Molding.
Applications
The applications of acrylic include:
- Windows
- Aircraft canopies
- Automobile tail lights
- Hobby crafts
- Sunscreens
- Lighting fixtures
- Furniture
- Table tops
- Sign boards
- Decorating panels
- Windshields
- Camera lenses
- Aquariums
- Toys
- Incubators
- Appliances etc
- Security shields
