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[ICI, England] A trademark for transparent acrylic sheeting made from polymethyl methacrylate. The equivalent U.S. material is sold as [[Plexiglas|Plexiglas®]].
[ICI, England] A trademark for transparent acrylic sheeting made from polymethyl methacrylate. The equivalent U.S. material is sold as [[Plexiglas|Plexiglas®]].
== Applications ==
== Collection Risks==


== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==


Can be electrostatic.  More easily scratched than glass.
* Can be electrostatic.   
 
* More easily scratched than glass.
== Additional Information ==
 
Perspex: [http://www.perspex.co.uk/products/design.htm Product information]


== Resources and Citations ==
== Resources and Citations ==
* 3A Composites: [https://www.perspex.com/ Perspex ]


* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 11
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 11

Revision as of 14:02, 3 October 2022

Refraction in a Perspex block

Description

[ICI, England] A trademark for transparent acrylic sheeting made from polymethyl methacrylate. The equivalent U.S. material is sold as Plexiglas®.

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Can be electrostatic.
  • More easily scratched than glass.

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 11
  • Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
  • Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997