Technical Specifications

SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ACRYPOLY

1. Light In Weight
   • ACRYPOLY (Specific gravity 1.19) is less than as compared with inorganic glass (Specific gravity 2.5).
2. Water Clear
   • Colorless ACRYPOLY is as clear as rock crystal. Its light transmittance rate of 93% means that ACRYPOLY is the most clear material available in the market.
3. Weather Resistance
   • ACRYPOLY has an extremely excellent resistance to sunlight, weather, and both high and low temperatures.
   • Outdoor exposure test for all kinds of ACRYPOLY has been done in 2 locations: a desert district of the U.S. and MRC’s in Tokyo Plastics Laboratory.
4. Various Colors Available
   • A wide range of transparent colors as well as translucent colors are available.
   • Surface of colored sheet has superior gloss.
   • White translucent colors have a superior light diffusion effect, characteristics of which are rnade good use in lightning diltuser panel, sky-light-dome, sign-board and so on.
5. Impact Resistance
   • ACRYPOLY has a greater impact strength than glass. It is unbreakable when You hit with hammer in case of breakage will not shatter into small pieces which will fly-off in different directions, thus safer than glass.
6. Thermalform Ability
   • Colorless ACRYPOLY is as clear as rock crystal. Its light transmittance rate of 93% means that ACRYPOLY is the most clear material available in the market. Being a thermoplastic, ACRYPOLY becomes soft when heated, and hard when cooled
     
     Typical forming conditions using an air circulating oven follows:
     

     	ACRYPOLY L SIZE		ACRYPOLY S SIZE
     Thickness	3.0mm	4.0mm	3.0mm	4.0mm
     Single curve forming	140 ~ 145 degree C	140 ~ 145 degree C	140 ~ 145 degree C	140 ~ 145 degree C
     Free Blowing	150 degree C	145 degree C	155 degree C	150 degree C

7. Thermal Conductivity
   • The thermal conductivity of ACRYPOLY is as small as that of phenolics and only one sixth of that of glass.
8. Surface Hardness
   • Generally speaking, the surface hardness of ACRYPOLY is almost the same as that of aluminum. It is harder than some of other plastics sheet but a bit softer than glass.
9. Chemical Resistance
   • It is insolvent to inorganic chemicals and normal chained hydrocarbon, but contact with inorganic solvent causes dissolution, swelling, hazing and cracking
10. Surface Hardness
    • Generally speaking, the surface hardness of ACRYPOLY is almost the same as that of aluminum. It is harder than some of other plastics sheet but a bit softer than glass.

Effect of Solvents

• Unattached at normal temperature:
  
  • Hexane, Octane, Formaline 40%, Glycol, Keten.
• Insoluble but swelled or crazing:
  
  • Methyl alcohol, Ethyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol, Carbontetrachloride.
• Soluble at normal tempaerature:
  
  • Acetone, Benzone, Totuol, Xylol, Ethylenedichloride, Cholroform, Ethylacetate.

The Pros and Cons of Casting vs Extruded Sheets

Chemical Resistance of Acrypoly

Test Method: ASTM D-543 after 7 days immersion at 25ºC (77ºF).