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Unread 09-17-2003, 10:52 PM   #9
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Originally posted by Alchemy
Acrylic is the common name for resins containing mostly polyacrylonitrile (PAN).

Plexiglas is a registered trademark for a certain brand of acrylic.

Acrylic is *not* a type of Plexiglas.

Alchemy
Yes, correct. After looking at several sheets of Acrylic I have at work they all have a Plexiglass brand name on them. They seem to be different grades though. Some break easy, some are hard to break, ect.... maybe it depends on the manufacturers process? I guess I have some new questions to ask our supplier next time I need acrylic.....

Here is an interesting chart:
http://www.machinist-materials.com/c...r_plastics.htm
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