Extruded Acrylic Plexiglass Sheets

It is thermo formable and can be reworked hot which is not always.

Extruded acrylic plexiglass sheets.

Clear plexiglass acrylic sheet 3 pack model 2448 3 c 117 70 package 117 70 package free delivery. Extruded acrylic is also the easiest grade to thermoform and the easiest to bond using solvent cements. Cast acrylic has a less consistent sheet thickness with up to 10 variation possible across the panel. Plexiglas is a registered brand name.

Plexiglass is a commonly used name to describe acrylic that originates from the brand name plexiglas similar to the way that kleenex a brand name is often used generically to describe a facial tissue. Softer with a lower melting temperature than in its cast form extruded acrylic is easier to laser cut rout and polishes more cost effectively. Extruded acrylic is more affordable and malleable than cast acrylic making it a smart solution in general fabrication and a variety of applications. Extruded acrylic costs less than cast and is more dimensionally stable meaning the thickness is more consistent across sheets.

Set your store to see local availability add to cart. It generally is the best thickness consistency softest sheet easy to glue best for chemical bonding and the standard material for displays replacement windows and some signage applications. Difference between cast acrylic sheet and extruded acrylic sheets cast acrylic sheets. Extruded plexiglass acrylic sheets on the other hand have a higher tolerance when heated or bent and are typically more malleable than cast plexiglass acrylic sheets.

Falken design 24 in. The materials allow for a broad range of design considerations that allow you the flexibility needed in your applications. Plexiglas extruded sheet is a premium melt calendered sheet that can be used in a variety of applications such a pop displays signage framing rear projection screen and skylight applications among others. Plexiglass sheet extruded acrylic plastic sheet is available in cut to size sheets full sheets or standard basic sizes.

The mould monomer. Cast acrylic as the name suggests is manufactured by a process whereby mma methyl methacrylate monomer liquid is pumped into a mould made from two sheets of glass. Plexiglass can also be heat formed without loss of optical clarity. In brief they are manufactured by two different production processes.

Our extruded acrylic sheets are transparent moisture resistant and about half the weight of glass.