Perspex: Difference between revisions

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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®.

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

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 == Description ==
-[ICI, England] A trademark for transparent acrylic sheeting made from polymethyl methacrylate. The equivalent U.S. material is sold as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Plexiglas%C2%AE Plexiglas®].
+[ICI, England] A trademark for transparent acrylic sheeting made from [[polymethyl methacrylate]]. The equivalent U.S. material is sold as [[Plexiglas|Plexiglas®]].
-== Other Properties ==
+== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
-Can be electrostatic.  More easily scratched than glass.
+* Can be electrostatic.
+* More easily scratched than glass.
-== Additional Information ==
+== Resources and Citations ==
+* 3A Composites: [https://www.perspex.com/ Perspex ]
-Perspex: [http://www.perspex.co.uk/products/design.htm Product information]
-== Authority ==
 * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 11
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 * Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
-* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com  Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspex (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)
+* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspex (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)
-[[Category:Materials database]]
+[[Category:Materials database]][[Category:MWG]][[Category: Board/Panel, Plastic]][[Category:Glazing]]