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Questions & Answers
Acrylic tubes are available in the following grades: Perspex: Frost, Spectrum, XT, Cast, ACRYLITE: Resist, SatinIce, GP, FF, Altuglas: ShieldUp, HT121, CN, V825T, PLEXIGLAS: Resist, Satinice, GS, XT.
International standards for acrylic tubing:
DIN 16857 is the European standard for acrylic tubing and rods. This standard covers marking, testing methods, thermal-mechanical and optical properties, appearance, dimensions, material, quality control, temperature resistance, surface quality, tolerances, and tubing geometry.
ASTM D4802 is the standard specification for acrylic sheets made of polymethyl methacrylate. This American standard is used to evaluate the quality of acrylic tubing, profiles, and rods. It specifies requirements for surface quality, tensile strength, chemical resistance, application range, impact strength, heat distortion temperature, thermal stability, water absorption, light transmittance, and material classification.
| Outer diameter, mm | Wall thickness, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg |
| 20 | 2 | 0,13 |
| 25 | 2 | 0,17 |
| 30 | 2 | 0,2 |
| 40 | 3 | 0,41 |
| 50 | 3 | 0,52 |
| 60 | 3 | 0,64 |
| 80 | 4 | 1,13 |
| 100 | 4 | 1,43 |
| Outer diameter, mm | Inner diameter, mm | Wall thickness, mm |
| 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | 13 | 1 |
| 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 20 | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | 21 | 2 |
| 30 | 26 | 2 |
| 40 | 34 | 3 |
| 50 | 44 | 3 |
| 60 | 54 | 3 |
| 80 | 72 | 4 |
| 100 | 92 | 4 |
| Tube type | Designation | Manufacturing method | Main Features |
| Cast | GS | Casting | High transparency, durability |
| Extruded | XT | Extrusion | Low cost, high dimensional accuracy |
| Shockproof | Impact PMMA | Modified PMMA | Increased impact resistance |
| Optical | Optical PMMA | Special production | Minimal light distortion |
| Lighting engineering | LED PMMA | Special production | High light transmittance |
| Matte | Frosted PMMA | Injection molding or extrusion | Light scattering |
| Colored | Colored PMMA | With the addition of dyes | Decorative use |
| Indicator | Meaning |
| Density | 1,18–1,20 g/cm³ |
| Tensile strength | 65–80 MPa |
| Modulus of elasticity | 2400–3300 MPa |
| Impact toughness | 10–20 kJ/m² |
| Water absorption | 0,2–0,4 % |
| Rockwell hardness | M90–M105 |
| Light transmission | to 93 % |