Difference between revisions of "Lucite"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [Lucite International] A registered trademark for a series clear molded plastics. First sold in the 1930s, DuPont originally used the name Lucite® was used for all its polymeric esters (methyl, ethyl, and butyl) of methacrylic acid. Now, only the transparent, thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate molded sheets are called Lucite® while the other resins and solutions are sold under the trademark of [[Elvacite®]]. Solid glasslike sheets of Lucite® have been used in modern sculpture and interior construction. They can be cast, extruded, machined as well as shaped by heating. Lucite® resins have been used in a series of house paints manufactured by PPG and sold under the brand name of Lucite®. | + | [Lucite International] A registered trademark for a series clear molded plastics. First sold in the 1930s, DuPont originally used the name Lucite® was used for all its polymeric esters (methyl, ethyl, and butyl) of methacrylic acid. Now, only the transparent, thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate molded sheets are called Lucite® while the other resins and solutions are sold under the trademark of [[Elvacite|Elvacite®]]. Solid glasslike sheets of Lucite® have been used in modern sculpture and interior construction. They can be cast, extruded, machined as well as shaped by heating. Lucite® resins have been used in a series of house paints manufactured by PPG and sold under the brand name of Lucite®. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | + | polymethylmethacrylate; PMMA; polimetil metacrilato (It.) | |
| − | + | SImilar Products: Acrylite [Evonik]; Perspex [Perspex]; Altuglas [Arkema]; Astariglas [Astari]; Plexiglas [Evonik]; Optix [Plaskolite] | |
| − | + | == Applications== | |
| + | * Glazing | ||
| − | [[Category:Materials database]] | + | == Personal Risks == |
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| + | == Collection Risks== | ||
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| + | == Properties == | ||
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| + | == Resources and Citations == | ||
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| + | * Lucite International: [http://www.luciteinternational.com/ Website] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Materials database]][[Category:MWG]][[Category: Board/Panel, Plastic]][[Category:Board/Panel, Transparent]] | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 1 December 2020
Description
[Lucite International] A registered trademark for a series clear molded plastics. First sold in the 1930s, DuPont originally used the name Lucite® was used for all its polymeric esters (methyl, ethyl, and butyl) of methacrylic acid. Now, only the transparent, thermoplastic polymethyl methacrylate molded sheets are called Lucite® while the other resins and solutions are sold under the trademark of Elvacite®. Solid glasslike sheets of Lucite® have been used in modern sculpture and interior construction. They can be cast, extruded, machined as well as shaped by heating. Lucite® resins have been used in a series of house paints manufactured by PPG and sold under the brand name of Lucite®.
Synonyms and Related Terms
polymethylmethacrylate; PMMA; polimetil metacrilato (It.)
SImilar Products: Acrylite [Evonik]; Perspex [Perspex]; Altuglas [Arkema]; Astariglas [Astari]; Plexiglas [Evonik]; Optix [Plaskolite]
Applications
- Glazing
Personal Risks
Collection Risks
Properties
Resources and Citations
- Lucite International: Website