What is acrylic? Matters needing attention in purchasing acrylic.

Everything we use in our life is made of different materials, so we should know something about their materials. Acrylic sheets are now more common and widely used. So what is acrylic? What are the precautions for the purchase of acrylic? Come and have a look with us if you want to know.

1. What is acrylic?

1. acrylic, also known as PMMA or plexiglass, comes from English acrylic (acrylic plastic) and its chemical name is polymethyl methacrylate. It is an important plastic polymer material developed earlier, which has good transparency, chemical stability and weather resistance, easy dyeing, easy processing and beautiful appearance, and is widely used in the construction industry. Plexiglass products can usually be divided into pouring plate, extrusion plate and molding compound.

2. Acrylic products include acrylic board, acrylic plastic particles, acrylic light boxes, signboards, acrylic bathtubs, acrylic artificial marble, acrylic resin, acrylic (latex) paint, acrylic adhesive and other products, and there are many kinds. Common acrylic products are made of raw materials such as acrylic particles, plates or resins through various processing methods and assembled with spare parts with different materials and functions. As for acrylic fiber, acrylic cotton, acrylic yarn, acrylic nylon and so on. They refer to man-made fibers polymerized from acrylic acid and have nothing to do with acrylic products.

Second, the purchase method of acrylic

An important feature of 1. acrylic sheet is measured by its thickness. Generally speaking, how thick is enough. Be sure to ask the thickness when buying, which is the key factor. The surface hardness and scratch resistance of pure new acrylic board are excellent, and there is no irritating smell when cutting; The surface layer of recycled board is easy to scratch, and it produces irritating smell when cutting.

2. Installing different accessories on the acrylic bathtub can make the acrylic bathtub have multiple functions. Ordinary bathtubs with only faucets are rarely used now because they have few functions and do not keep warm. At present, Jacuzzi is the main bathtub in the market, which has many functions, and another bathtub with high degree of automation is gradually accepted.

3. Good acrylic is nonflammable and will not produce unpleasant smell during processing. Many materials on the market are fake. You can try this with what they call waste. When the pure new acrylic board is heated by thermoforming, it is not easy to produce bubbles and deformation; When the recycled board is heated by thermoforming, it is easy to produce bubble deformation.

There are many kinds of plates, so you should choose according to your own style. So what is acrylic? What are the precautions for purchasing acrylic? After reading the introduction of the above small series, everyone knows these problems.