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  2. Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia

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    It is a transparent thermoplastic, used as an engineering plastic. PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and brands Crylux, Hesalite, Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex, among several others . This plastic is often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass. It can ...

  3. Vacuum forming - Wikipedia

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    The vacuum forming helps tie the individual pieces together and make one mold out of many pieces that can easily be replicated. From there plaster, concrete, etc. can be cast into the plastic form. Wood patterns are a common material to vacuum form as it is relatively inexpensive and allows the customer to make changes to the design easily.

  4. Materials for use in vacuum - Wikipedia

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    Faraday Wax is a malleable dark red solid with a low melting point. Joints can be made with Faraday Wax via heating the two surfaces to be joined, then press the wax against the heated surfaces similar to soldering. These joints are suitable down to 10 −7 mbar [9] and can be made between glass and metal.

  5. Optical glass - Wikipedia

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    Optical glass refers to a quality of glass suitable for the manufacture of optical systems such as optical lenses, prisms or mirrors.Unlike window glass or crystal, whose formula is adapted to the desired aesthetic effect, optical glass contains additives designed to modify certain optical or mechanical properties of the glass: refractive index, dispersion, transmittance, thermal expansion and ...

  6. Acrylic resin - Wikipedia

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    Acrylic resin is a common ingredient in latex paint (UK: "emulsion paint"). Latex paints with a greater proportion of acrylic resin offer better stain protection, greater water resistance, better adhesion, greater resistance to cracking and blistering, and resistance to alkali cleaners compared to those with vinyl. [2]

  7. Glass-filled polymer - Wikipedia

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    Glass-filled polymer (or glass-filled plastic), is a mouldable composite material. It comprises short glass fibers in a matrix of a polymer material. It is used to manufacture a wide range of structural components by injection or compression moulding. [1] It is an ideal glass alternative that offers flexibility in the part, chemical resistance ...

  8. Polyvinyl butyral - Wikipedia

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    Polyvinyl butyral (or PVB) is a resin mostly used for applications that require strong binding, optical clarity, adhesion to many surfaces, toughness and flexibility. It is prepared from polyvinyl alcohol by reaction with butyraldehyde.

  9. Acrylic - Wikipedia

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    Acrylic resin, a group of related thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic substances; Acrylic fiber, a synthetic fiber of polyacrylonitrile; Acrylic paint, fast-drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion; Poly(methyl methacrylate), also known as acrylic glass or Plexiglass, a transparent thermoplastic