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Types and applications of acrylic - acrylic sheet

Reading volume:564 Date:2023-08-23

Acrylic is a loanword, the English word is acrylic, it is a chemical material. Chemical name "PMMA" belongs to allyl alcohol, commonly known as "special treatment plexiglass", in the application industry, its raw materials are generally in the form of particles, plates, pipes and so on.

Acrylic acid refers to pure polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material, and PMMA sheet refers to acrylic sheet.

The characteristics and advantages of acrylic plate are: high transparency of acrylic plate, light transmittance of 92%. It has the reputation of "plastic crystal". Moreover, it has excellent weather resistance, especially suitable for outdoor applications, ranking first among other plastics, and has good surface hardness and gloss, good processing plasticity, and can be made into a variety of required shapes and products. In addition, there are a variety of colorful plates (including translucent color plates), another feature is that thick plates can still maintain high transparency.


Acrylic types can generally be divided into four categories:

Color transparent Jacqueline: commonly known as color plate. Transparent and soft, made with light box, handicrafts, people feel comfortable and generous.

Polychromatic plexiglass: transparent, translucent, opaque and tinted. Magnetic plexiglass is not as bright as pearlitic mechanical glass, fragile, easy to break, suitable for the production of dials, boxes, medical devices and human and animal model materials.

Transparent Yakli: high transparency, suitable for making lamps. The chandelier made from it is beautifully carved and crystal clear. Translucent plexiglass is similar to ground glass, soft reflection, and handicrafts made of it make people feel comfortable and generous. Colorless transparent organic chandelier, exquisite carving, crystal clear.

Pearlescent acrylic acid: made by adding pearlescent powder or phosphor to ordinary plexiglass. This kind of plexiglass has a bright color and a high surface finish. After hot pressing, even after polishing, it still maintains the pattern of the shape, forming a unique artistic effect. It can be used to make characters, animal models, logos, decorations and promotional exhibition materials.

Embossed Jacquard: transparent, translucent colorless, brittle, easy to break, suitable for production.


Application of acrylic products:

1. Building use: shop Windows, soundproof doors and Windows, lighting masks, telephone booths, etc.

2. Advertising applications: light boxes, signboards, signs, display stands, etc.

3. Transportation applications: doors and Windows of trains, cars, etc.

4. Medical use: baby care box, various surgical medical instruments, civilian products: health facilities, crafts, cosmetics, supports, aquariums and so on.

5. Industrial use: instrument, panel, cover, etc.

6. Lighting applications: fluorescent lamps, chandeliers, lampshades, etc.

7. Household: fruit bowl, tissue box, acrylic art painting and other household products


Acrylic products have the following advantages:

Visual effects: colorful, colorful, strong visual impact;

Weather resistance: can be stored for a long time, does not fade, the quality of the plate can reach 8-15 years;

Durability: This product has a good protective effect on the built-in light source and extends the service life of the light source product.

Rationality: reasonable design, rain and moisture proof, open structure, easy maintenance;

Impact resistance: glass products 2GG times, almost no fracture risk;

Transmittance: transmittance up to 95%, good transmittance, soft light;

Flame retardant: no spontaneous combustion, self-extinguishing; Acrylic logo

Beautiful: beautiful process, good mirror effect, no folds, seamless, all riveted firmware can not be exposed;

Energy saving: good light transmission, reduce light source, electricity, reduce the cost of use.


In general, acrylic products can be maintained by:

1. Wash

Acrylic products, if not special treatment or the addition of hardener, the product itself is easy to wear and scratch. Therefore, for general dust treatment, it can be cleaned with feather ash or water, and then wiped with a soft cloth. If handling surface oil, use a soft cleaner with water and scrub with a soft cloth.

2. Wax

If you want the product to be bright and bright, you can use a liquid polishing wax and wipe it evenly with a soft cloth to achieve this.

3. Stick

If the product is damaged improperly, use PS adhesive/adhesive methylene chloride adhesive or fast drying agent.

4.Polish

If the product has scratches or surface wear is not too serious, you can try to use a polishing machine (or car waxing machine) with a cloth wheel, immersed in the appropriate amount of liquid polishing wax, uniform polishing can be improved. Acrylic sign making.