How to Distinguish the Quality of Acrylic Sheets
Observation Method
You can observe whether the acrylic surface is faded or has low gloss, and also check if the acrylic sheet's manual is consistent with the actual material, thereby determining if it is a legitimate material.
Burning Method
You can take a small piece of acrylic and burn it. If it catches fire quickly, it indicates that the quality of the acrylic is not up to standard.
Transillumination Method
You can shine a white light through the acrylic sheet. High-quality acrylic sheets have a high light transmittance rate. If the light passing through is white, the quality is good. If there is a yellow or blue tint, it suggests poor quality.
Adhesion Method
You can join two pieces of acrylic together. Poor-quality acrylic is difficult to separate after melting, while high-quality acrylic separates easily. This experiment can help determine the quality of the acrylic sheet.
Properties of Acrylic Sheets
Acrylic has good transparency and light transmittance, and acrylic colored with dyes exhibits excellent color display.
Acrylic has good weather resistance, with high surface hardness and gloss.
Acrylic has good processing performance, suitable for both thermoforming and mechanical processing.
Acrylic is wear-resistant and resistant to corrosion from a variety of chemicals, with good stability.
Acrylic has good paint adhesion properties.
Acrylic is flame-resistant and will not self-ignite.