Both materials are less than half the weight of glass and have better impact resistance than glass.
Light plastic sheet.
Both are easy to machine and thermoform into complex shapes.
Uv resistant grades of acrylic and polycarbonate sheet are frequently used for outdoor glazing.
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With these materials having such great qualities it makes them the go to material for most lighting applications including commercial lighting lenses interior led and conventional lighting fixtures.
The thinner of thickness the lower of the cost.
The thickness of transparent acrylic sheet which is used in edge lit acrylic is usually 3 mm.
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Acrylic sheet offers the advantage of superior light transmission compared with polycarbonate.
Lighter materials require less energy to transport the finished product.
These characteristics make them good choices for lighting applications particularly for mass transit and aerospace where strength durability and light weight are required.
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But when we use the acrylic sheet as the light guide panel we need to consider a lot of factors for example the efficiency of light guide.
In fact the thickness of acrylic sheet can be 1mm or less.
Transparent plastic sheet materials for outdoor glazing.
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Many plastic materials offer engineers and designers an opportunity to reduce weight and therefore improve efficiency of their products.
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