What are the benefits of acrylic over glass.
Acrylic sheet flexural strength.
The practical units used are megapascals mpa or n mm 2 or gigapascals gpa or kn mm 2.
It has superior weathering properties compared to many other transparent plastics.
Acrylic sheet 1 plexiglas t combines the beauty of plexiglas mc with additional toughness gained from the use of our advanced impact acrylic chemistry this union produces the aesthetics desired with increased toughness plexiglas t is more than 50 tougher than standard acrylic sheet.
Polycarbonate is strongest followed by petg pet impact modified acrylic sheet then general purpose acrylic sheet.
Its higher impact strength makes it a great glass replacement for applications such as garage door windows storm windows and other glazing needs.
How does acrylic compare to other plastics in strength.
High tensile compressive flexural and impact strength make phenolic plastics the material of choice for many applications.
Flexural strength testing of plastics.
Optix acrylic sheet is a lightweight impact resistant optix acrylic sheet is a lightweight impact resistant transparent material that is a great replacement for glass in many applications.
Perspex cell cast acrylic technical data sheet 1.
Flexural strength flexural modulus impact strength charpy unnotched poisson s ratio electrical properties surface resistivity electrical strength iso 1183 iso 2039 2 iso 62 bs 476 part 7.
In the us customary units it is expressed as pounds.
Acrylic sheet exhibits glass like qualities clarity brilliance and transparency but at half the weight and many times the impact resistance of glass.
Acrylic sheet is easy to fabricate bonds well with adhesives and solvents and is easy to thermoform.
For materials that deform significantly but do not break the load at yield typically measured at 5 deformation strain of the outer surface is reported as the flexural strength or flexural yield strength.
Acrylic is stronger more impact resistant lighter in weight won 8217 t shatter is easier to fabricate and can be easily.
The flexural strength of a material is defined as its ability to resist deformation under load.
For chemically resistant plastic view our chemical resistance of plastics chart.
Interstate plastics offers various specialty grades of phenolic including c grade canvas sheet le grade sheet paper economy grade sheet and g 10 glass epoxy sheet.
Also you may want to use our plastic material selection guide or interactive thermoplastics triangle to assist with the material selection process based on your application requirements.
It is available in colorless white and black in thick.
The international standard unit of flexural modulus is the pascal pa or n m 2 or m 1 kg s 2.
