What is the difference between plexiglass and inorganic glass

Plexiglass and ordinary glass are similar in appearance in that they are both colorless and transparent solid substances. But the composition and nature of the two are completely different.

Ordinary glass is an amorphous, inorganic non-metallic material that is formed by melting seasonal and metal oxides such as sodium oxide or calcium oxide. Its main component is silicate double salt, and the main raw materials are quartz sand, borax, boric acid, barite, barium, barium carbonate, limestone, feldspar, and soda ash. It has the properties of light transmission, heat insulation, sound insulation, wear resistance, climate change resistance, etc., but it is fragile, impact resistant, heavy weight, and has a large specific weight.

It can be used to manufacture glass products with no special requirements for heat resistance and chemical stability.

Plexiglass is an organic polymer with the chemical name of polymethyl methacrylate, which is polymerized from methyl methacrylate monomer and is an important thermoplastic. The surface is smooth, the color is bright, the light transmittance is good, the specific gravity is small, the weight is light, the strength is high, the corrosion resistance, the moisture resistance, the light resistance, the insulation and sound insulation are good, and the items of various shapes can be made according to the needs. It can also be made into colored, translucent or opaque products.

The advantage of plexiglass compared with ordinary glass is that it is not fragile, and even if the glass is broken due to danger, plexiglass can basically keep the glass injury low, and the broken place is basically intact, and there are glass slags everywhere that will not break, which is relatively much safer.

The composition is different, inorganic glass is mainly silica, and plexiglass is polymethacrylenemethyl grease.

Organic like plastic, ductility is good.

Inorganic hard, ductility is not good.

Plexiglass is a polymer material. Good toughness. High intensity.

Inorganic glass is quartz (SiO2) glass. Its toughness and strength are not as good as plexiglass, but inorganic glass has good corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance is better than plexiglass. Inorganic glass is cheaper.

Plexiglass fiber reinforced plastic is a polymer material PMMA injection molding or extrusion, or directly cast by the monomer MMA, inorganic glass is quartz glass, which is the glass we usually see.

Performance comparison between plexiglass fiber reinforced plastic and inorganic FRP one

Advantages of plexiglass fiber reinforced plastic (referred to as resin): 1

Good toughness. 2、

High intensity. 3、

Good waterproof performance; 4、

Lightweight. (The weight of inorganic glass of the same size is about twice that of plexiFRP) Disadvantages of plexiFRP: 1

Not resistant to high temperatures. (Under normal circumstances, the temperature of Fahrenheit is 70 degrees Celsius and has begun to deform) 2

Not resistant to aging. (Affected by ultraviolet rays, it is easy to deform and fade) 3

Prone to burning. 4、

It can emit harmful gases, which has a certain impact on human health and environmental protection. 5、

The cost is high, and the raw material fluctuates greatly. 6、

It is not easy to dispose of after disposal. II

Advantages of inorganic FRP (referred to as magnesium oxide): 1

High temperature resistance. (Under normal circumstances, the Fahrenheit temperature of 400 degrees Celsius can keep the product from deformation) 2

Aging resistance, the product will not be deformed within 20 years. 3、

Purifies the air and absorbs carbon dioxide from the air. 4、

High intensity. 5、

Good waterproof performance; 6、

Light weight, nothing more than PlexiFRP. 7、

The cost is low, and the raw material ** float is small. 8、

Thermal insulation, sound absorption. 9、

Non-flammable. 10. It is easy to dispose of after being discarded, and can be used for landfill after smashing, without any pollution to water, soil and air.

Ideal for eco-friendly materials. Disadvantages of inorganic FRP: 1

The toughness is worse than that of plexiFRP. 2、

The waterproof performance is second only to plexiFRP.

5.Organic matter is of great significance to human life, life and production. All life on Earth contains a lot of organic matter.

One is fragile, the other is not fragile. Glass has better transparency than plexiglass.

Plexiglass is now a very widely used material in coastal areas, but there are still relatively few applications in the interior, and many people have great misunderstandings about plexiglass. When it comes to plexiglass, many people will associate it with glass, but in addition to being transparent, it is still very different from glass.

Plexiglass is a synthetic high-zygote polymer, scientific name PMMA, English name acrylic, transliteration of acrylic, acrylic, acrylic, acrylic, with high transparency, light weight and high toughness and other characteristics, commensurate with a wide range of uses, common tubes, rods, plates, and pipe rods have pouring and extrusion. By adding pigments to the plexiglass material, colored plexiglass can be made in a variety of colors.

Ordinary glass, on the other hand, is fragile and has low toughness, and its main ingredient is silica. Plexiglass can basically replace ordinary glass, but ordinary glass is not capable of plexiglass.

The differences between plexiglass and regular glass are as follows:

1. Different transparency: plexiglass is currently the best polymer transparent material, with a circular light transmission rate of 92, which is higher than that of ordinary glass.

2. Different weights: The density of plexiglass is only half of that of ordinary glass and 43 of aluminum (light metal) of materials of the same size.

3. The difference in performance: if the thickness of ordinary glass exceeds 15 cm, it will become emerald green, and it is impossible to see things clearly through the glass. The plexiglass is 1 meter thick, and you can clearly see the east and west of the opposite side.

Because it has quite good light transmission and ultraviolet rays can also penetrate, it is often used to make optical instruments.

Plexiglass has a wide range of applications

1. Architectural applications: shop windows, soundproof doors and windows, lighting covers, kiosks, etc.

2. Advertising applications: light boxes, signboards, signs, display racks, etc.

3. Transportation applications: doors and windows of trains, automobiles and other vehicles, etc.

4. Medical applications: baby incubators, various surgical and medical appliances, civilian supplies: sanitary facilities, handicrafts, cosmetics, stents, aquariums, etc.

5. Industrial applications: instrument surface plates and covers, etc.

6. Lighting applications: fluorescent lamps, chandeliers, street lamp shades, etc.

7. Household applications: fruit bowls, tissue boxes, acrylic art paintings and other household products. Tachibana Juga.

Plexiglass, also known as acrylic or PMMA, is made of sand and fuel.