Acrylic extruded rod, tube and profiles
Acrylic's refractive characteristics create a play of light that shows quality and design details to best advantage. Acrylic rod can be readily heat-formed or bent to re-direct light. Its striking prismatic quality makes acrylic particularly conducive to chandeliers and other lighting fixtures.
Prolonged exposure to moisture, or even total immersion, does not significantly affect Plexiglas, causing no evident warping, swelling or loss of transparency. Plexiglas extrusions, made with a UV stabilizer, have excellent sun-resistance, maintaining their sparkle and bright new look even in the harshest weather. It's extrusions are ideal for long-life outdoor applications such as illuminated signs.
Acrylics are unaffected by aqueous solutions of most common laboratory chemicals, by detergents, cleaners, dilute inorganic acids, alkalis and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Plexiglas is not recommended for use with chlorinated or aromatic hydrocarbons, esters and ketones.
Key Properties
- Can be heat-formed for a variety of desired effects
- Easily imprinted or embossed
- Sunlight- and wear-resistance
- Indoor and outdoor use
- More economical than glass
