What is acrylic?

1. The word "acrylic" may sound strange, because it has only appeared in Chinese mainland in recent two years. It was not until 2002 that it was gradually understood by a few people in advertising, furniture and handicrafts. "ACRYLIC" is a transliteration loan word, and the English word is acrylic, which is a chemical material. The chemical name is "PMMA", which belongs to propylene alcohol and is commonly known as "specially treated plexiglass". In the application industry, its raw materials generally appear in the form of particles, plates and pipes. ?

2. Acrylic board and plexiglass? "plexiglass" comes from English Organic? Glass. In recent years, in some areas, all plates made of transparent plastics are collectively called plexiglass. Actually, this is not right. Acrylic refers to pure polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material, and PMMA plate is called acrylic plate.

3. What are the characteristics and advantages of acrylic board? Acrylic has high transparency, with a light transmittance of 92%, and has the reputation of "plastic crystal". And it has excellent weather resistance, especially for outdoor use, ranking first among other plastics, good surface hardness and luster, and great processing plasticity, and can be made into various needed shapes and products. In addition, there are many kinds of colorful plates (including translucent colored plates), and another feature is that thick plates can still maintain high transparency.

4. The history of acrylic? Acrylic, the common name of specially treated plexiglass. The research and development of acrylic has a history of 100 years. 1872 discovered the polymerization of acrylic acid; The polymerization of methacrylic acid in 1880 is known; 190 1? The synthesis method of propylene polyacrylate was completed in 1996; In 1927, the industrial production was attempted by using the aforementioned synthesis method; 1937, the industrialized manufacture of methyl methacrylate was successful, and large-scale manufacturing was realized. ? During World War II, acrylic acid was first applied to the windshield of aircraft and the mirror of tank cab because of its excellent strength, toughness and light transmittance. 1948 the birth of the world's first acrylic bathtub marks a new milestone in the application of acrylic.

Brief introduction of acrylic

Acrylic acid is a general term for acrylic acid and methacrylic acid chemicals, which is transliterated from English Acrylics. Comprises monomers, plates, granular materials, resins and composite materials, wherein the acrylic plate is formed by polymerizing polymethyl methacrylate monomer (MMA), namely polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) plate plexiglass, and the plexiglass comes from the brand name "Oroglas" (a PMMA plate) and is taken from "Organic? Glass "(plexiglass). But in recent years, all transparent plastics such as PS and PC are collectively called plexiglass.

Acrylic acid production process

Acrylic board can be divided into casting type and extrusion type according to production technology. The performance of cast plate is better than that of extruded plate, and the price is also more expensive. Casting plate is mainly used for carving, decoration and handicraft production, while extrusion plate is usually used for making advertising signs and light boxes.

[Edit this paragraph] Acrylic characteristics

1. Excellent transparency?

Colorless transparent plexiglass, with a light transmittance of over 92%?

2. Excellent weather resistance?

It has strong adaptability to the natural environment, and its performance will not change even if it is exposed to the sun and the wind and rain for a long time. Good anti-aging performance and can be used outdoors with peace of mind?

3. Good processability?

It is suitable for machining and thermoforming. Acrylic board can be dyed, and the surface can be painted, silk-screened or vacuum coated?

4. Excellent comprehensive performance?

Acrylic board has many varieties, rich colors and excellent comprehensive performance, which provides designers with various choices. Acrylic board can be dyed, and the surface can be painted, screen printed and vacuum coated?

5. Non-toxic? Even if it is in contact with people for a long time, it is harmless, and the gas produced during combustion does not produce toxic gas?

Size and thickness?

Specification: 1.22 * 2.44m, 1.22 * 1.83m, 1.25 * 2.5m? , 2 * 3m, 2.05 * 3.05m.

Thickness: 2mm-50mm?

Product advantage?

1. Hardness:?

Hardness is one of the parameters that can best reflect the production process and technology of cast acrylic board, and it is an important link of quality control. Hardness can reflect the purity of MMA, the weather resistance and high temperature resistance of the plate. Hardness directly affects whether the plate will shrink and bend during processing and whether the surface will crack. Hardness is one of the hard indexes to measure the quality of acrylic board. The imported acrylic board produced by our company has the highest hardness index among similar products in China. The average Dallow hardness value is about 89 degrees. ?

2. Thickness tolerance:?

The control of plate thickness tolerance is an important embodiment of quality management and production technology. Is the thickness tolerance of imported acrylic plate controlled within +0.2 mm?

3. Transparency/whiteness:?

Strict raw material selection, advanced formula follow-up and modern production technology ensure the excellent transparency and pure whiteness of the plate. After flame polishing, it is crystal clear.

Acrylic board and plexiglass

"plexiglass" comes from English Organic? Glass. In recent years, in some areas, all plates made of transparent plastics are collectively called plexiglass. Actually, this is not right. Acrylic refers to pure polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) material, and PMMA plate is called acrylic plate.

What are the characteristics and advantages of acrylic board?

Acrylic has high transparency, with a light transmittance of 92%, and has the reputation of "plastic crystal". And it has excellent weather resistance, especially for outdoor use, ranking first among other plastics, good surface hardness and luster, and great processing plasticity, and can be made into various needed shapes and products. In addition, there are many kinds of colorful plates (including translucent colored plates), and another feature is that thick plates can still maintain high transparency.

The history of acrylic acid

Acrylic, the common name of specially treated plexiglass. The research and development of acrylic has a history of 100 years. 1872 discovered the polymerization of acrylic acid; The polymerization of methacrylic acid in 1880 is known; 190 1? The synthesis method of propylene polyacrylate was completed in 1996; In 1927, the industrial production was attempted by using the aforementioned synthesis method; 1937, the industrialized manufacture of methyl methacrylate was successful, and large-scale manufacturing was realized. During World War II, acrylic acid was first applied to the windshield of aircraft and the mirror of tank cab because of its excellent toughness and light transmittance. 1948 the birth of the world's first acrylic bathtub marks a new milestone in the application of acrylic.

Use of acrylic acid

PMMA has the advantages of light weight, low price and easy molding. Its forming methods include casting, injection molding, machining, thermoforming and so on. Especially injection molding, which can be produced in large quantities, has simple process and low cost. Therefore, its application is increasingly extensive. At present, it is widely used in instrument parts, automobile lights, optical lenses, transparent pipes and so on.

Acrylic is the best new material for making sanitary ware after ceramics. Compared with traditional ceramic materials, acrylic has the following advantages in addition to unparalleled high brightness: good toughness and not easy to be damaged; Strong recovery, as long as you dip in soft foam toothpaste, you can wipe the sanitary ware; Soft texture, no icy feeling in winter; Bright colors can satisfy the individual pursuit of different tastes. The basin, bathtub and toilet made of acrylic are not only exquisite and durable, but also environmentally friendly, and their radiation level is almost the same as that of human bones. Acrylic bathroom first appeared in the United States, and now it has occupied more than 70% of the entire international market.

Due to the difficulty and high cost of acrylic production, there are many low-quality and low-cost substitutes on the market. These substitutes, also called "acrylic", are actually ordinary organic boards or composite boards (also called sandwich boards). Ordinary plexiglass plate is cast with ordinary plexiglass cracking material and pigment, which has low surface hardness and is easy to fade, and the polishing effect is poor after polishing with fine sand. The composite board has only a thin layer of acrylic with ABS plastic in the middle, which is easy to be layered due to thermal expansion and cold contraction in use. True and false acrylic can be identified from the subtle color difference and polishing effect of the plate section?

1. Building applications: windows, soundproof doors and windows, lighting covers, telephone booths, etc.

2. Advertising applications: light boxes, signboards, signboards, booths, etc.

3. Traffic applications: doors and windows of vehicles such as trains and cars?

4. Medical applications: baby incubators, various surgical medical instruments? Civil articles: bathroom facilities, handicrafts, cosmetics, brackets, aquariums, etc?

5. Industrial application: instrument panel and cover, etc.

6. Lighting applications: fluorescent lamps, chandeliers, lampshades for street lamps, etc.

Acrylic acid characteristics

A brief history of acrylic plexiglass As early as the 1920s, Rohm and Hahn company first invented the method of polymerizing MMA into acrylic sheet, which was later called "Oroglas/Plexiglas". ?

Features:?

Good weather resistance, acid and alkali resistance, and will not turn yellow and hydrolyze due to years of sun and rain?

Long service life, three years longer than other materials?

Good light transmittance, up to more than 92%, less light intensity required, power saving?

Strong impact resistance, 16 times that of ordinary glass, suitable for installation in places where safety is particularly needed?

Excellent insulation, suitable for all kinds of electrical equipment?

Light weight, half lighter than ordinary glass, and less load on buildings and supports?

Bright colors and high brightness are unmatched by other materials?

Strong plasticity, great shape change, easy to process and shape?

High recovery rate and increasing awareness of environmental protection?

Easy to maintain, easy to clean, rain water can be washed naturally, or scrubbed with soap and soft cloth.

Characteristics of acrylic board and its application in the market

Acrylic board can be divided into casting board and extrusion board according to production technology.

Acrylic casting plate

High molecular weight, excellent rigidity, strength and excellent chemical resistance. This kind of plate is characterized by small batch processing, unparalleled flexibility in color system and surface texture effect, complete product specifications and suitable for various special purposes.

Acrylic extrusion plate

Compared with cast sheet, extruded sheet has lower molecular weight and slightly weaker mechanical properties. However, this feature is beneficial to bending and thermoforming, and is beneficial to rapid plastic vacuum suction molding when dealing with large-size plates. At the same time, the thickness tolerance of extruded plate is less than that of cast plate. Because the extruded board is produced automatically in large quantities, the color and specifications are not convenient to adjust, so the diversity of product specifications is limited to some extent.

Over the years, thermoforming has been one of the most creative uses of acrylic board. With the improvement of processing technology, the variety and performance of products are enriched and improved, compared with other traditional advertising signboard materials, acrylic is simpler and safer to process, and the cost performance of products is more reasonable.

Characteristics and advantages of acrylic board

Unparalleled outdoor weather resistance

The transparent plate is crystal clear.

High gloss, smooth and flat surface.

Product range is complete, with transparent, translucent, milky white and other colors and various surface effects.

Excellent processing performance; Thermoforming? When making signboards and signs with outstanding visual effects, the processing is simple and the cost is reasonable.

Green and environment-friendly, the waste can be completely recycled, and the recycling is simple and easy.

Excellent surface hardness and scratch resistance.

Good chemical resistance, superior to most other plastic materials.

Easy to clean and maintain, ensure that signs and light boxes are as new as ever.

The difference between good and bad acrylic board and a simple identification method?

Acrylic board also has advantages and disadvantages. At present, there is a cheap and low-quality acrylic board in the domestic acrylic board market-recycled acrylic board. This kind of plate is made of recycled acrylic scraps, regenerated MMA (methyl methacrylate) monomer is obtained by thermal degradation, and then it is obtained by chemical polymerization. It should be pointed out that in foreign countries, acrylic production enterprises have formulated scientific waste recycling plans and invested huge sums of money to build waste cracking plants. After strict technological process, pure MMA monomer can be obtained again, which is no different from the newly synthesized monomer in quality. At present, some small workshops with backward technology in China, due to one-sided pursuit of profits, poor production conditions and low purity of degraded monomers, often dare not compliment the quality of the plates.

Brand new transparent acrylic board

Excellent ultraviolet resistance, outdoor 10 years will not turn yellow, will not fade, will not shed light, will not crack.

The light transmittance is greater than 92%, and the section is transparent and colorless.

High surface hardness, comparable to aluminum and brass.

Excellent crack resistance and chemical resistance.

High-quality protective film provides full protection.

Regression transparent acrylic board

Anti-ultraviolet performance is very poor, it will turn yellow in half a year at most, and cracks are easy to appear in the sun.

The light transmittance is less than 86%, and the section is yellow.

Low surface hardness, easy to scratch.

Easy to crack

The quality of protective film is poor and it is easy to age and deteriorate.

Through this simple identification method, it is easy to identify the quality of acrylic board and avoid some unnecessary losses.

Due to people's ignorance and low price of recycled acrylic board, recycled acrylic board still occupies a large market space in China. However, it can be predicted that with the deepening of people's understanding of acrylic materials, the living space of recycled plates will become smaller and smaller.

long-term behaviour

Like all plastic materials, the impact resistance of acrylic products will weaken with the decrease of temperature. High-quality acrylic board usually adopts high-quality raw materials and unique formula production technology, which makes it have excellent long-term outdoor performance. In the application field of light boxes and signboards, the expected outdoor service life can exceed 10 years.

Acrylic product performance

Weather capacity

Acrylic board has excellent outdoor weather resistance and can be regarded as the best among all plastic materials. Under normal outdoor use conditions, the mechanical strength and appearance of acrylic signboards after reasonable design and processing will not decrease after 10 years of use. ?

Light transmission performance of color plate

High-quality acrylic plates will be produced according to strict quality standards to ensure the same color in different batches and plates. Because the color of the color plate is evenly distributed along the thickness direction of the whole plate, the wear marks on the surface of the anti-card will have a certain impact on the appearance color when illuminated.

The transmittance of most acrylic color plates will decrease with the increase of plate thickness, which may adversely affect the application of some logos-for example, when the same logo uses color plates with different thicknesses at the same time, there will be obvious color difference. In this case, we can consider using some acrylic color plates with fixed transmittance. Although the plates have the same thickness, they show the same color transmittance.

Acrylic boards and advertising signs

Whether it is a multinational company or a small shop, factory or office that wants to establish a unified logo around the world, it needs a durable, eye-catching, unique and economical logo. The excellent comprehensive performance of acrylic board can fully meet the above requirements, and the acrylic light box is uniform, soft and bright, eye-catching and energy-saving; Acrylic light box signs are particularly eye-catching and easy to process when there is no light during the day. By choosing suitable varieties and processing methods, various light boxes or signs can be made. Acrylic light box is durable, can be used outdoors for more than ten years, and it is also very convenient to install and maintain. If the signs of acrylic light boxes need to be cleaned regularly, the method is simple. Scrubbing can be done with soapy water and soft cloth or brush, but hard brush or coarse cloth is not allowed. If it is necessary to improve the antistatic degree of light box, it is effective to spray special antistatic agent.

You may have noticed that McDonald's restaurants all over the world use acrylic logo with uniform color and shape; BP chose the unique green and yellow acrylic logo to decorate gas stations around the world. Marks Japan, a famous department store chain, installed eye-catching and bright signs in more than 400 stores in Europe and Asia by using acrylic boards with different light transmittance.

Wide application of acrylic resin

Acrylic has the advantages of transparency, light weight, weather resistance, impact resistance and easy molding. Its forming methods include casting, injection molding, machining, thermoforming and so on. Especially injection molding, which can be mass-produced by mold injection, has simple process and low cost. In recent years, with the continuous improvement of mechanical equipment and processing technology, the quality and quantity of acrylic products have been increasing, and the application scope has become wider and wider. Especially with the progress of science and technology, acrylic has become the light guide material of liquid crystal display (LCD). The application of acrylic covers all industries and is closely related to your life and mine:

Acrylic stationery gift

Office stationery, educational supplies, business card/memo holder (clip), pen container (holder)? Tape table, general gifts, artworks, designer products, photo frames, medals (cups), laser engraving, clocks, key chains.

Acrylic kitchenware, bathroom and household items?

Kitchen utensils, tableware/cups, bathrooms, bathtubs, shower doors, spas, domestic swimming pools, trays, candy and biscuit boxes, wine racks, ice buckets, egg racks, cosmetic containers, coasters, CD racks, cartons, storage boxes, mirrors and designer products.

Acrylic building materials decoration

Rolling doors, doors and windows, screens, compartments, door handles, bars, floors, handrails, guardrails, exhibitions, lighting covers, rain covers, mirrors, windows, landscapes, landmarks, sound insulation walls, bulletproof protection, national defense, paints and adhesives.

Acrylic advertising display?

Signboards, light boxes, neon lights, mirrors, building models, displays, display racks (cabinets), signboards, clothes hangers and signs.

Acrylic furniture light-decoration

Tables and chairs, lockers, lecture tables, furniture accessories, lighting, lighting accessories.

Acrylic traffic products?

Aircraft window, yacht panel, plexiglass hard-top skylight, windshield, hatch cover, rain window, car lamp, vehicle, sign, traffic light, reflector.

Acrylic leisure and entertainment products

Basketball board, golf ball, family swimming pool, aquarium, gambling tools, games, game machine panel, vending machine panel, pet toy.

Acrylic 3C supplies?

Electrical appliances, mouse, goggles (board), shell, acrylic electronic products, LCD TV, mobile phone panel.

Optics?

Acrylic lens, plexiglass reflector, magnifying glass, projection board.

Acrylic popular boutique

Shoes, accessories, watches, wallets, designer products.

Acrylic agricultural medical care?

Greenhouse, acrylic plant storage box, medical supplies, agricultural supplies.

Other applications

Machinery, processing AIDS and others.

In the field of digital products, it can be used as the shell of digital photo frames.

Characteristics of plexiglass acrylic

[ 1]?

High transparency?

Plexiglass is the best polymer transparent material at present, and its light transmittance is as high as 92%, which is higher than that of glass. The lamp tube of solar lamp called artificial small sun is made in time, because it can completely transmit ultraviolet rays in time. Ordinary glass can only transmit 0.6% ultraviolet rays, while plexiglass can transmit 73%. ?

High mechanical strength?

The relative molecular weight of plexiglass is about 2 million, and it is a long-chain polymer compound with a soft molecular chain. Therefore, the strength of plexiglass is relatively high, and its tensile and impact resistance are 7 ~ 18 times higher than that of ordinary glass. One kind of plexiglass is heated and stretched, and the molecular segments are arranged in a very orderly way, which greatly improves the toughness of the material. Nail into this plexiglass, even if the nail penetrates, there will be no cracks on the plexiglass. This plexiglass won't break into pieces after being punctured by bullets. Therefore, the stretched plexiglass can be used as bulletproof glass and also as the cockpit cover of military aircraft. ?

Light weight?

The density of plexiglass is1.18-1.19 kg/dm3. The weight of the same size material is only half that of ordinary glass, and that of metallic aluminum (belonging to light metal) is 43%.

Easy to process?

Plexiglass can not only be cut by lathe and drilled by drilling machine, but also be bonded into various shapes of appliances and plexiglass products by acetone and chloroform. It can also be processed into various products such as aircraft cockpit covers, dentures and braces by plastic molding methods such as blow molding, injection molding and extrusion.

Acrylic crafts production matters

1, the thermal deformation temperature of ordinary acrylic board is about? 100? Degree? Continuous use temperature should not be higher than? 90? Degree.

2? The surface hardness of acrylic board is equivalent to that of aluminum, so attention should be paid to avoid scratching the surface when using or processing it. If it is scratched, the original bright surface can be restored by polishing.

3? Acrylic board is easy to generate static electricity and absorb dust. Dip in soft cotton cloth when cleaning? 1%? Wipe with soapy water.

4? The cast acrylic board has a certain expansion coefficient, so it is necessary to leave enough expansion gap when installing acrylic board. ?

How to avoid deformation of acrylic products?

1? , the installation frame must be reserved for contraction and expansion clearance?

2? Should oval screw holes be drilled and locked with screws?

3? , choose elastic rubber gasket?

4? Hot forming can improve impact strength and release internal stress?

6? Hot forming into wavy, diamond and semicircle can prevent the acrylic board from being deformed due to its own weight sag?

6? When using large format acrylic board, the thickness should be increased to prevent the board from sagging and deformation due to its own weight?

7? Select the appropriate thickness to avoid the bending and deformation of acrylic board due to wind load.

The perspex market has a bright future.

[2] Plexiglass is an important thermoplastic with early development, which has transparency, stability and weatherability, easy dyeing, easy processing and beautiful appearance, and is widely used in the construction industry.

In architecture, plexiglass is mainly used for lighting bodies, roofs, shed roofs, stairs and indoor wallboard. In recent years, the application of plexiglass in lighting lampshades and car lights of expressways and high-grade roads is also quite rapid. With the construction of hotels, guesthouses and high-grade houses in big cities, daylighting bodies have developed rapidly. The plexiglass extruded board lighting body has the characteristics of high overall structural strength, light weight, high light transmittance and good safety performance, and has great advantages compared with inorganic glass lighting devices.

In sanitary ware, plexiglass can be used to make bathtubs, washbasins, dressing tables and other products. Plexiglass bathtub has been widely used in recent years because of its luxurious appearance, deep texture, easy cleaning, high strength, light weight and comfortable use.

At present, the United States and Japan have made it compulsory to use plexiglass in primary and secondary schools and kindergartens. With the continuous improvement of China's laws, it is expected that corresponding regulations will be made in the near future. At the same time, all parts of our country have accelerated the pace of urban construction, and a large number of road signs, advertising light boxes and telephone booths made of plexiglass will also appear, so plexiglass has great development space and broad market prospects.

Acrylic, a kind of plastic comparable to diamond.

[3] Acrylic is not only a good industrial material, but also known as plastic crystal. It is clear, transparent, bright and malleable, and it is increasingly used in fashion and fine products.

Most of the popular acrylic products are made of acrylic particles through injection molding and high-quality accessories.

Acrylic all kinds of fashion products, such as leather bags, Waist necklaces, watches, high-heeled shoes, heels, hair accessories, brooches, bracelets, buttons, earrings, necklaces, rings, pendants, Wen Zhen and so on all have unlimited room for development and continuation. Acrylic materials have the characteristics of high processing plasticity, good surface hardness and transparent luster, and are often used by designers to match with various materials in the design of various exquisite containers, adding texture and practicality to containers, such as lipstick, cosmetics, massagers, jewelry boxes, fans and other daily necessities. Give full play to the cool feeling of acrylic materials, and combine creative design to make acrylic materials perfectly presented in various popular boutiques.

acrylic

With the improvement of people's living standards, the market prospect of acrylic photo frames is getting better and better. Acrylic has won people's love for its portability, firmness and beauty. Seamless photo frame can keep photos for a long time, so as to protect them from moisture and discoloration and keep them intact.