| Acrylic Resins are derived from methacrylic acid, | | | | and Acrylic Resin is the general term given to |
| acrylic acid or other related compounds, these | | | | these plastics. |
| substances are related to thermosetting plastic or | | | | PMMA (Polymethyl Methacrylate) is the chemical |
| thermoplastic. For textile, lacquer finishes and | | | | term given to the resin produced from MMA |
| adhesives Polymethyl Acrylate is used. Polymethyl | | | | (Methyl Methacrylate Monomer). MMA is a |
| Acrylate is an acrylic resin but in an emulsed form. | | | | colourless and transparent fluid substance, high |
| If mixed with clay Polymethyl Acrylate can be | | | | transparency is one the main characteristic |
| used to gloss paper. Polymethyl Methacrylate is | | | | features of PMMA. PMMA has a very high |
| another Acrylic Resin which has a different use, it | | | | weather resistance sunlight does not easily turn it |
| is used to make hard plastics, these hard plastics | | | | yellow or make it crumble. Polymethyl |
| however have light transmitting properties. | | | | Methacrylate are used for windows in aquariums |
| Polymethyl Methacrylate | | | | that rely on transparency, but this is not their only |
| Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) is a transparent | | | | use, they can be used for various other items like |
| plastic and a thermoplastic, in chemical terms | | | | Taillights of a vehicle, backlight optical waveguides |
| PMMA is the synthetic polymer of methyl | | | | that are used for LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), |
| methacrylate, when sold it goes by many | | | | Signboards that are used in shops like a |
| different trade names, theses are: | | | | convenience store, Mobile Phone display screens |
| Limacryl, Per-Clax, Plexiglas, R-Cast, Vitroflex, | | | | and many more. |
| Altuglas, Perspex, Arcylex, Plazcryl, Acrylite, | | | | Acrylic Resin is a thermoplastic with glassy |
| Polycast, Acryplast, Optix, Oroglass and Lucite | | | | properties, it can be moulded and cast or used in |
| and is commonly known as Perspex or Plexiglas | | | | adhesives and coatings. |
| (Acrylic Glass) | | | | Synthetic Resin – This resin has a polymeric |
| Polymethyl Acrylate | | | | structure, it is used mainly in plastics and is a resin |
| Polymethyl Acrylate (PMA) is the polymer of | | | | in its pure state. |
| methyl acrylate; it is very similar to PMMA except | | | | Acrilan, Polypropenonitrile – This resin has the |
| PMA lacks the methyl groups that are on the | | | | trade name of Acrilan, it is an Acrylic Resin used |
| backbone of the carbon chain. Because PMA’s | | | | to make strong but soft crease-resistant fabrics. |
| polymer chains are smoother and thinner than | | | | Polymethyl Methacrylate – This is the Acrylic |
| that of PMMA’s, PMA becomes a soft | | | | Resin that has been stated above, the |
| rubbery white material. Die to the length and | | | | transparent plastic that can be used suitably as |
| smoothness of the chains they are able to slide | | | | glass. |
| easily past eachother. | | | | In summery Acrylic Resin can be any of |
| So What Actually is Acrylic Resin? | | | | numerous thermosetting or thermoplastic |
| Acrylic Resin is the general term that is used to | | | | copolymers or polymers of methacrylic acid, |
| describe a monomer that has had heat and | | | | acrylonitrile, acrylic acid or esters of these acids. It |
| polymerization applied to it, this chemical reaction | | | | has many uses like to produce paints, lightweight |
| creates many different types of plastics (resins) | | | | plastics, synthetic rubbers and adhesives. |