PLEXIGLAS® Resist
These impact-modified multi-skin, corrugated and solid sheets and tubes combine toughness with excellent weather resistance.
PLEXIGLAS® Resist Cast
Cast PLEXIGLAS® Resist is a highly weather resistant sheet material from impact-modified acrylic (polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA). The sheets offer greater break resistance than standard acrylic during transport and handling, the entire fabrication process, installation and subsequent use.
PLEXIGLAS ® Resist Extruded
Extruded PLEXIGLAS® Resist is a highly weather resistant sheet material from impact-modified acrylic (polymethyl methacrylate, PMMA). The grades PLEXIGLAS ® Resist 45, -65, -75, -100 show increasing impact strength in that order. The sheets therefore offer greater break resistance than standard acrylic during transports and handling, the entire fabrication process, installation and subsequent use.
PLEXIGLAS® Resist
Some examples of PLEXIGLAS® resist in action
PLEXIGLAS® Resist Properties & Applications
PLEXIGLAS® Resist Properties
PLEXIGLAS® Resist combines the positive product properties of PMMA with the toughness of other plastics such as polycarbonate (PC). Besides the general properties of PLEXIGLAS® like - Easy to fabricate , - High surface hardness, - Light weight – Half the weight of glass, - 11 times more break resistant than glass, - External light transmission and brilliance, Outstanding weather resistance
PLEXIGLAS® Resist Applications
Due to these properties PLEXIGLAS® Resist is suitable for the following applications:- Protective glazing such as general access protection, housings for machines, equipment and workplaces,
- Vehicle glazing, e.g. windshields for motorcycles and scooters, interior glazing in buses and trains
- Structural glazing outdoors, e.g. barrel vaults for bus stops, bicycle stands, walkways,
- P.O.P. displays and sales racks, glazing of vending machines, drawing implements, etc.
Technical Data Sheets
| Typical values (23°C / 50% R.H.) | PLEXIGLAS® GS Clear 0F00 | Cast PLEXIGLAS® Resist Clear 0R01 | PLEXIGLAS® Resist 45 Clear 0RA45 | Unit | Test Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | g/cm3 | ISO 1183 |
| Impact strength (Charpy) | 15 | 40 | 45 | kJ/m2 | ISO 179/1 fu |
| Notched impact strength (Charpy) | 1.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | kJ/m2 | ISO 179/1 eA |
| Tensile strength | 80 | 70 | 60 | MPa | ISO 527-2/1B/5 |
| Nominal strain at break | - | 9 | 10 | % | ISO 527-2/1B/50 |
| Elastic modulus (short-term value) | 3300 | 3000 | 2700 | MPa | ISO 527-2/1B/1 |
| Flexural strength | 115 | 105 | 95 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| Cold-curving radius, min. | 330 x thickness | 270 x thickness | 270 x thickness | - | - |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion (0 to 50 °C) | 7·10-5 (= 0,07) | 7·10-5 (= 0,07) | 7·10-5 (= 0,07) | 1/K (mm/m °C | DIN 53752-A |
| Permanent service temperature, max. | 80 | 80 | 70 | °C | - |
| Reverse forming temperature | > 80 | > 80 | > 80 | °C | - |
| Vicat softening temperature | 115 | 113 | 101 | °C | ISO 306, method B50 |
| Transmittance (380–780 nm) | 92 | 92 | 91 | % | DIN 5036, part 3 |
| UV transmission | no | no | no | - | - |
| Surface resistivity | 5·10 |13 | 5·10 |13 | 5·10 |14 | Ohm | DIN VDE 0303, part 3 |
| Building material class (according to Baustoffklasse DIN 4102) | B2 | B2 | B2 | - | DIN 4102 |
| Combustion Behavior | Class E | Class E | Class E | - | DIN EN 13501 |
| Water absorption (24 h, 23 °C) from dry state; specimen 60 x 60 x 2 mm3 | 41 | 41 | 41 | mg | ISO 62, method 1 |
| Typical values (23 °C/50 % R.H) | PLEXIGLAS® Resist 45 Clear 0RA45 | PLEXIGLAS® Resist 65 Clear 0RA65 | PLEXIGLAS® Resist 75 Clear 0RA75 | PLEXIGLAS® Resist 100 Clear 0RA00 | Unit | Test Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | g/cm3 | ISO 1183 |
| Impact strength (Charpy) | 45 | 65 | 75 | 100 | kJ/m2 | ISO 179/1 fu |
| Notched impact strength (Charpy) | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | kJ/m2 | ISO 179/1 eA |
| Tensile strength | 60 | 50 | 45 | 40 | MPa | ISO 527-2/1B/5 |
| Nominal elongation at break | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | % | ISO 527-2/1B/50 |
| Elastic modulus (short-term value) | 2700 | 2200 | 2000 | 1800 | MPa | ISO 527-2/1B/1 |
| Flexural strength | 95 | 85 | 77 | 69 | MPa | ISO 178 |
| Cold-curving radius, min. | 270 x thickness | 210 x thickness | 180 x thickness | 150 x thickness | - | - |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion (0 to 50 °C) | 7·10-5 (= 0,07) | 8·10-5 (= 0,08) | 9·10-5 (= 0,09) | 11·10-5 (= 0,11) | 1/K (mm/m °C | DIN 53752-A |
| Permanent service temperature, max. | 70 | 70 | 70 | 65 | °C | - |
| Reverse forming temperature | > 80 | > 80 | > 75 | > 70 | °C | - |
| Vicat softening temperature | 101 | 100 | 100 | 97 | °C | ISO 306, method B50 |
| Transmittance (380–780 nm) | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | % | DIN 5036, part 3 |
| UV transmission | no | no | no | no | - | - |
| Surface resistivity | >10 | 14 | >10 | 14 | >10 | 14 | >10 | 14 | Ohm | DIN VDE 0303, part 3 |
| Building material class (according to Baustoffklasse DIN 4102) | B2 | B2 | B2 | B2 | - | DIN 4102 |
| Combustion Behavior | Class E | Class E | Class E | Class E | - | DIN EN 13501 |
| Water absorption (24 h, 23 °C) from dry state; specimen 60 x 60 x 2 mm3 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 49 | mg | ISO 62, method 1 |
