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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|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®]].
  
 
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
 
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==

Revision as of 13:02, 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  • Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997

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