Plexiglass-Acrylate XT clear

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Plexiglass-Acrylate XT clear
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Product information

  • 25 times stronger than glass
  • Fully transparent and UV resistant
  • Hardly any thickness tolerance
  • 100% UV resistant
  • 100% recyclable
  • More sensitive during processing than GS sheets
  • Can break and splinter
  • Can be expanded by heat

Description

This strong material is just as clear as glass, but much less breakable. Plexiglass-Acrylate is 25 times stronger than glass, cheaper and a lot lighter than glass. In short: the ideal replacement for customised glass. This variant is clear in colour, so you can easily see through it.

Do you want to edit the plexiglass? Then go for the moulded plexiglass variant. Are you not going to apply any further treatments? Then this budget-friendly plexiglass variant will also suffice and it saves on your wallet.

In addition to the above benefits, the acrylic plexiglass sheets are weather resistant. This means that they can be used both indoors and outdoors for various applications such as nameplates, bells or as windlights. We cut the panels to size for you and deliver them to your home within a few working days. That is really handy.

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Product properties

Type Plexiglas-Acrylaat
VariantPlexiglas-Acrylate XT clear
Application (climate)Outdoors
ColourTransparant
PrimedNo
Top layer typeAcrylate
Top layer2 sides

Applications

  • Glass substitute
  • Illuminated signs
  • Displays
  • Name and road markings
  • Protection of glass
  • Retaining walls to increase the insulation value of glass
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Order clear acrylic glass XT

Order kunststof Plexiglass acrylic sheet XT clear sawn to size easily online. Simply enter the dimensions of your plate in the configurator and we will saw it to the millimetre.

Plexiglass-Acrylate XT clear; what is it?

It is one of the most popular plastics. This is because it is an excellent substitute for glass. It is up to 25 times stronger than glass, making it a lot safer. It is also much cheaper than glass and much lighter. Plexiglass-Acrylate XT is UV-resistant and easy to keep clean. But be careful with scratches. Plexiglass-Acrylate XT has a long life span and is colourfast. Plexiglass-Acrylate XT is also known in the market as acrylic, Perspex or PMMA.

The designation XT stands for the way it is produced. Plexiglass can be cast (GS) or extruded (XT). The Plexiglass-Acrylate XT sheets have a higher stress in the material. Cast sheets have little or no tension. In practice, this makes an XT sheet more difficult to process. The production process of XT sheets is less labour-intensive and therefore the sheet is more favourable to the price.

Available thicknesses of Plexiglass acrylate XT clear

We supply various thicknesses cut to size. The possibilities are: 3 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm, 6 mm, 8 mm and 10 mm.

(Self)-processing of Plexiglass-Acrylate XT

  • Sawing: No this is not easy for them. We do it professionally and to the millimetre.
  • Gluing: Yes. Use acryfix.
  • Deforming: yes. Deformation is possible after heating.
  • Sanding: Yes. We recommend sanding the ends with a very fine grain (300 or 400).
  • Drilling: Yes. Although the GS version is more suitable for this. Always allow 3 mm play around the drill hole for shrinkage and expansion.
  • Punching: No.
  • Cutting: No.
  • Milling: No.
  • Mounting: Yes. Always allow 3 mm play between panels or in corners.

Do you have scratches? Polish them away with copper polish. Handy if you are going to process this material yourself.

Specific applications of Plexiglass Acrylate XT

There are many suitable applications for this type of sheet. The most popular is Plexiglas-Acrylate XT as a replacement for glass. For example, in the case of a hobby greenhouse, windows of a boat, windshields, a display case and so on. Plexiglas is not suitable for horizontal application. View other sheet materials here

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