{"id":25108,"date":"2023-05-22T19:18:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/?p=25108"},"modified":"2025-05-03T18:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T09:55:11","slug":"transparent-resin-plates-how-to-choose-the-correct-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/de.meviy.misumi-ec.com\/info\/en\/blog-en\/materials-en\/25108\/","title":{"rendered":"Transparent resin plates: how to choose the correct one"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Transparent resins are indeed among the most used and versatile materials used in many industries. As we have seen in our previous <\/span><\/span>blog post<\/a>,<\/span><\/span><\/a> there are different types of transparent resins available<\/span> in meviy for both sheet metals and machined plates.\u00a0<\/span> <\/span>Each type has <\/span>particular characteristic<\/span>s<\/span><\/b><\/span> that will make your specific part fit your required needs. In this article we\u2019ll be seeing the difference among the four main tra<\/span>nsparent resins <\/span>and how they can be applied in <\/span><\/span>transparent resins plates<\/b><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Transparent resin plates: materials comparison <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmong the materials often used as transparent resin plates, this article introduces the characteristics and usage scenarios of the four most popular types:<\/span><\/span> PET, acrylic, <\/span>polycarbonate<\/span> and PVC.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The characteristics of the 4 materials are summarized in the comparison table below.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n\n\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Material<\/th>Transparency<\/th>Low cost<\/th>Impact resistance<\/th>Heat resistance<\/th>Chemical resistance<\/th>Flame resistance<\/th>Weather resistance<\/th><\/tr>
PET<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td><\/tr>
Acrylic<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u3007<\/td><\/tr>
Polycarbonate<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u3007<\/td><\/tr>
Polyvinyl chloride<\/span><\/span><\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u3007<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u25ce: very good<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u3007: good<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u25b3<\/span>: not good<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Additionally, t<\/span>he following table shows<\/span> more detailed<\/span> reference values <\/span>about <\/span><\/span>light transmittance<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0and <\/span><\/span>ambient operating temperature<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\u00a0for transparency and heat resistance which are important when comparing and selecting materials.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>
Material<\/th>Transparency – Light transmission<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/th>Heat resistance – Operating ambient temperature<\/span><\/th><\/tr>
PET<\/span><\/td>87%<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>-15<\/span>\uff5e<\/span>55<\/span>\u2103<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Acrylic<\/span><\/td>93%<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>-40<\/span>\uff5e<\/span>65<\/span>\u2103<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Polycarbonate<\/span><\/td>89%<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>-40<\/span>\uff5e<\/span>120<\/span>\u2103<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Polyvinyl chloride<\/span><\/td>83%<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>-10<\/span>\uff5e<\/span>60<\/span>\u2103<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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PET<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Transparency<\/th>Low cost<\/th>Impact resistance<\/th>Heat resistance<\/th>Chemical resistance<\/th>Flame resistance<\/th>Weather resistance<\/th><\/tr>
\u3007<\/td>\u25ce<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u3007<\/td>\u25b3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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