5 Amazing Benefits of Acrylic
Acrylic is a resilient and transparent plastic, which is used as an alternative to the glass. Though it is available in the market with different names like Lucite™, Optix™, Plexiglass™ was its first trademark, but these different names have the same composition. Acrylic is a synthetic polymer chemically, and its chemical name is PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate.) As acrylic is shatter-resistant and because of its toughened nature, it was massively used in World War II for many things like canopies, gun turrets, and periscopes. Its shatterproof nature also makes it perfect for security shields, large aquarium tanks, ice rinks, forklift guards, helmet visors, and viewing ports on submarines. Following are some of the advantages of Acrylics: Easily Manufactured and Shaped The acrylic is melted by heating up to 100 degrees. It is then easy to manufacture and mold the acrylic into different shapes like bottles, tubes, picture frames, figurines, etc. After cooling, it holds