Black and White Extruded acrylic sheet is an economical, high-quality acrylic sheet with excellent thickness tolerance. Available in both black and white color finishes, extruded acrylic is of slightly lower quality than cast acrylic but is more economical to produce, making it a lower-cost material to purchase.
Key features:
- Excellent thickness tolerance
- High gloss surface on both sides
- Hard wearing
- Weather resistant
- Easy to bend and shape
- Economical
- Suitable for vacuum forming
Typical applications:
- Point of sale
- Retail display
- Models
- Display cases
- Glazing
Detailed description:
Production process
Extruded acrylic sheet and cast acrylic sheet are visually very similar but are two different materials, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, and each produced by very different manufacturing processes. Extruded clear acrylic sheet is produced by an extrusion process where acrylic resin pellets are heated to a molten mass, which is continuously pushed through a die. The position of the die determines the thickness of the sheet produced. Once through the die, the molten mass loses temperature and can be trimmed and cut to the required sheet sizes. The continuous nature of the extruded acrylic production process produces larger batches than that of cast acrylic, making it a more economical material.
Excellent thickness tolerance
Extruded acrylic has an excellent thickness tolerance, meaning there is little variation in thickness within the same sheet of material. This is also true of the thickness tolerance between multiple sheets of material. The thickness tolerance of extruded acrylic sheet is +/- 5%, while the thickness tolerance of cast acrylic sheet can be as high as +/- 15%.
High gloss surface
Extruded acrylic sheet has a high gloss finish on both sides.
Weather resistant
With excellent resistance to the elements, extruded acrylic sheet performs very well outside. No significant changes in appearance are expected over 10 years.
Fabrication
Extruded acrylic sheet is very easy to work with.
Vacuum forming
Extruded acrylic is suitable for vacuum forming, making it a popular choice when complex shapes are required.
