Excellent low cost alternative to glass with half the weight and 10 time the impact strength
Acrylic's excellent optical clarity does not darken or deteriorate from exposure to UV light, and transmits up to 92% of light with a refractive index of approximately 1.49
Typical uses include aquariums, viewing ports, furniture accessories, chandeliers, and exterior lights of automobiles.
Notable trade names include Acrylite, Lucite, PerClax, R-Cast, Plexiglas, Optix, Perspex, Oroglas, Altuglas, Cyrolite, and Sumipex
Acrylic, is also known as Polymethyl Methacrylate or PMMA