Is plexiglass glass or plastic?
Is a thermoplastic.
Poly methyl methacrylate is commonly referred to as plexiglass, the abbreviation PMMA, with high transparency, low price, easy machining and other advantages, is often used glass alternative materials.
Plexiglass is an early development of a major thermoplastic, with a clear, non-chaotic and weatherability, easy to dye, easy processing, indecent and elegant, in the construction industry has a common use.
In terms of construction, plexiglass is mainly used in lighting, roof, roof, stairs and indoor wall panels and so on. In recent years, plexiglass in the highway and high-level road lighting shade and car lighting use is also quite fast. With the construction of large cities hotels, hotels and high-level residential buildings, the rapid development of lighting, the use of plexiglass extruded plate made of the body with high overall structural strength, light weight, high light transmission and good security and other characteristics, and Inorganic glass lighting device comparison, with great advantages.
In the sanitary ware, the plexiglass can be made bathtub, washbasin, dressing table and other products. As the plexiglass bathtub with indecent luxury, deep sense, easy to clean, high strength, light weight and the use of comfort and other characteristics, in recent years has been widely used.
At present, the United States and Japan have made mandatory in the law, primary and secondary schools and kindergarten building must use plexiglass. With the continuous improvement of our law, is expected in the near future will respond to the provisions. At the same time, all parts of China to speed up the urban construction measures, the use of plexiglass produced street mark, advertising light boxes and telepresence will also show a small amount, so plexiglass development space is very large, the market prospect is very broad.
