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ACRYLITE® premium is the highest quality continuously manufactured sheet on the market today. Using a proprietary, innovative process, ACRYLITE® premium sheet products are economical, provide tight thickness tolerance, high optical characteristics and low stress levels. ACRYLITE® premium sheet is readily available in a variety of standard sizes, thicknesses and colors.
Colorless ACRYLITE® premium sheet carries an exclusive 30-year limited warranty on light transmission – your assurance of a quality product.

ACRYLITE® premium is a lightweight, rigid and weather-resistant thermoplastic that is dimensionally stable, resistant to breakage and can be easily fabricated and cemented.

Because of its virtually distortion-free clarity, it is well suited for use in a variety of applications.
• Skylights
• Window glazing
• Retail displays
• Signs
• Optical displays
• Picture framing

ACRYLITE® premium sheet is available in thicknesses from
.060” (1.5 mm) to .472” (12 mm) and actual sheet sizes from 48 x 96 to 80 X 120. Custom sizes are also available. All sheets are protected with polyethylene film or paper masking.

Safety
ACRYLITE® premium sheet is more impact resistant than glass. If subjected to impact beyond the limit of its resistance, it does not shatter into small slivers, but breaks into comparatively 
large pieces. ACRYLITE® sheet meets the requirements of ANSI Z97.1 for use as a Safety Glazing Material in Buildings (for thicknesses .080” to .500” [2.0 mm- 12.0 mm]).

Weather Resistance
ACRYLITE® premium sheet will withstand exposure to blazing sun, extreme cold, sudden temperature changes, salt water spray, etc. It will not deteriorate after many years of service because of the inherent stability of acrylic resins. ACRYLITE® has been widely accepted for use in school buildings, industrial plants, and outdoor signs.

Dimensional Stability
Although ACRYLITE® will expand and contract due to changes in temperature and humidity; it will not shrink with age. Some shrinkage occurs when ACRYLITE® is heated to forming temperature, but post-forming stability is excellent.

Light Weight
ACRYLITE® sheet is only half the weight of glass and 43% the weight of aluminum.

Rigidity
ACRYLITE® sheet is not as rigid as glass or metals. However, it is more rigid than many other plastics such as acetates, polycarbonates or vinyls. Under wind load an acrylic sheet will bow and 
foreshorten as a result of deflection. For glazing installations the maximum wind load and the size of the window must be considered when the thickness of a panel is to be determined. If ACRYLITE® sheet is formed into corrugated or domed shapes, rigidity will be increased and deflection minimized.

Cold Flow
Large, flat ACRYLITE® sheet, if insufficiently supported, may deform permanently due to continuous loads such as snow, or even their own weight. Increased rigidity obtained by forming will minimize cold flow.

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