Also known as Plexiglas, acrylic is a hard transparent plastic material often used in electronics and automotive parts. Other forms of acrylic are also used in everyday products due to its natural transparency and coloring properties, everything from eyewear lenses, acrylic paint, and even acrylic nails. Acrylic can also be colorized to be either translucent or opaque.

This can include other types of plastics including polycarbonate, polyactic fibers, nylon, and fiberglass.

Advantages of Acrylic:

1. Transparency – among the clearest plastics available today
2. Weather Resistance – resists moisture and ultraviolet discoloration
3. Chemical Resistance – unaffected by water and weak acids and alkaline solutions
4. Surface Hardness – good impact strength and rigidity
5. Dimensional Stability – lends to predictable final product