Acrylic Features, Types, and Applications

Acrylic Sheets at TAP Plastics: Features, Types, and Applications

Acrylic sheets are a versatile, durable, and lightweight alternative to glass. They offer a range of benefits for various applications, including the use plexi glass to replace a window. At TAP Plastics, we provide an extensive selection of acrylic sheets tailored to meet diverse needs. Here’s a detailed look at what acrylic has to offer and the different types we carry.

Key Benefits of Acrylic

• Optical Clarity: Acrylic offers excellent light transmission without yellowing, even with prolonged sun exposure.
• Weather Resistance: Acrylic maintains its appearance and color despite exposure to heat, cold, sunlight, and humidity.
• Safety: Shatter-resistant, acrylic enhances earthquake and burglar safety, making it a reliable choice for glazing windows.
• Lightweight: Despite its strength and durability, acrylic is only half the weight of glass.
• UV Resistance: Clear acrylic sheets naturally resist UV degradation and will not turn yellow in prolonged sun exposure.
• Chemical Resistance: Acrylic resists many chemicals, including ammonia, dilute acids, and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
• Applications: Display signs, lighting fixture diffusers, security glazing, machine guards, skylights, aquariums, and decorative panels. 

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Types of Acrylic Sheets

1. Cast Acrylic

• Available in clear and dozens of standard colors, with custom colors available on request (minimum order required).
• Thickness Options: 1/16" (1.5 mm) to 3" (76 mm)
• Cast acrylic is ideal for precision machining, such as lathe or milling work.

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2. Frosted Plexiglass Matte Acrylic P95

• Features a matte finish to reduce reflected light, making it perfect for hot-stamping, silk-screening, and vinyl sign-making.
• Often used by architects for privacy screens and office partitions.
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm) to 1/2" (12 mm)
• Available Colors: Clear, white, black, green edge

4. Clear Extruded Acrylic

• High optical clarity with low stress levels, ideal for a variety of applications.
• Thickness Options: 1/16" (1.5 mm) to 1/4" (6 mm)

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5. Abrasion-Resistant Acrylic AR

Features a chemical- and abrasion-resistant coating, perfect for high-traffic areas, machine guards, or frequent handling.

• Ideal For: Glazing, store fixtures, signs, museum displays, machine guards, menu boards
• Options: AR1 (coated on one side) and AR2 (coated on both sides)
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm) and 1/4" (6 mm)

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6. Ribbed Textured Acrylite

• Provides privacy while allowing light transmission, making it ideal for visual privacy screens.
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm) to 7/32" (5 mm)

7. Innsbruck Textured Acrylite FFX (DP30)

• Provides privacy while allowing light transmission, making it ideal for visual privacy screens.
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm) to 7/32" (5 mm)

8. Lucerne Textured Acrylite FFV (DP32)

• A medium-grain textured acrylic, primarily used for break-resistant outdoor patio tabletops.
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm) and 7/32" (5 mm)

9. Acrylite FF OP-3

• Museum-quality, conservation-grade acrylic with UV-blocking properties, perfect for protecting fine art.
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm), available in clear, clear AR1 (one side abrasion-resistant), and non-glare.

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12. Acrylite Satinice White WD008 DF and Colorless 0D010 DF

• Contains special particles that diffuse light passing through the sheet, giving optimum light diffusion and eliminating hot spots.
• Thickness Options: 1/8" (3 mm) and 1/4" (6 mm)

13. Acrylic Mirror Clear and Gold

• Shatter-resistant and safer than glass mirrors.
• Ideal for high-traffic or child-safe areas

Additional Acrylic Products

Cast Acrylic Shapes

• Tubes: Available in outer diameters from 4" to 12".
• Rods: Available in various diameters from 1" to 3".
• Spheres: Decorative accents available in sizes from 1/4" to 3".
• Cubes: Ideal for spacers, knobs, risers, or feet, ranging from 1/4" to 4".
• Discs, Stars, Cabochons, and more: Various sizes for decorative and functional uses.

Extruded Acrylic Shapes

• Corner Angle, Half Round, Spiral Twist, Square Bar, J-Bar, Z-Bar: Available in 6' lengths and various dimensions.
• Rods (Clear and Colored): Available in diameters from 1/16" to 1".
• Tubes (Clear Extruded): Available in various wall thicknesses and diameters.

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