Clear cast acrylic, also commonly referred to as Acrylite® Sheet, is a high-quality and versatile clear plastic sheet material offering high levels of strength and clarity. Suitable for many applications, cast acrylic sheet is an easy material to work with.
Key features:
- Excellent optical clarity
- High gloss finish
- Hard wearing
- Weather resistant
- Easy to work with/fabricate
- Lightweight
Typical applications:
- Glazing
- Signage
- Furniture
- Model fabrication and display
- Retail display
- Point of sale
- Point of purchase
Detailed description:
Optical clarity
Clear cast acrylic has an exceptionally high level of light transmission allowing 92% of all visible light through the material, creating an unparalleled crystal-clear finish. Not even glass can achieve this level of optical clarity. Because of this, clear cast acrylic is an excellent alternative to glass for glazing purposes.
Hard wearing
Cast acrylic is one of the hardest thermoplastic sheet materials available, and its attractive aesthetics last longer than other plastic sheet materials.
Lightweight
While offering higher levels of clarity than glass, clear cast acrylic weighs half as much as an equivalent glass panel, making fabrication, installation, and transportation much easier.
High gloss finish and easy to clean
Its high gloss finish is not only very attractive but also very easy to clean.
Weather resistant
With excellent resistance to the elements, cast acrylic performs well outside. No significant changes in appearance are expected over 10 years.
Manufacturing process
Cast acrylic is manufactured by pouring monomer between two sheets of high-quality glass and polymerized in batches in a carefully controlled manufacturing process.
Recyclable
Cast acrylic can be recycled all the way back to its original raw material, the monomer.
