Description: PLEXIGLAS® GS cast acrylic has the following properties:- absolutely colorless and clear
- break-resistant
- unequalled resistance to weathering and ageing
- high-quality surface and planarity; brilliant or satin (PLEXIGLAS SATINICE®)
- sheets, blocks, tubes, round and square rods
- 2 to 160 mm solid sheet / block thickness
- standard size up to 3050 x 2030 mm
- more than 50 standard colors
- good resistance to dilute acids
- limited resistance to organic solvents
- good resistance to alkalis
- very easy to work, similar to hardwood
- easy to thermoform over wide range of conditions
- easily and firmly bonded, e.g. with reaction adhesives (e.g. ACRIFIX® 190, 192)
- burns more or less like hardwood; very little smoke generation
- max. service temperature approx. 80 °C
Specific Notes for this Material: Solid sheet standard grade from 2 to 25 mm thickness, largely UV-absorbing. Information provided by degussa. The former Evonik Methacrylates business has been sold to Röhm GmbH (Roehm). |