Difference between revisions of "Perspex"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
[ICI, England] A trademark for transparent acrylic sheeting made from polymethyl methacrylate. The equivalent U.S. material is sold as [[Plexiglas%C2%AE|Plexiglas®]].
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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®]].
  
 
== Applications ==
 
== Applications ==

Revision as of 12:16, 6 August 2020

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®.

Applications

Collection Risks

Physical and Chemical Properties

Can be electrostatic. More easily scratched than glass.

Additional Information

Perspex: Product information

Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • 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  • Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997

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