Perspex South Africa - Fabrication

Cast Acrylic Perspex is locally manufactured by Perspex South Africa and is a consistent, high quality durable material. Perspex has a significantly longer lifespan and improved fabrication characteristics over cheaper rival materials and has been the material of choice for fabricators across the globe for over 60 years. With Perspex the creative possibilities are boundless thanks to its superb versatility.

laser / CAD/ CAM cut	shaped / machined
milled / drilled	thermoformed / bent
cemented / assembled	polished / routed
screen printed / engraved	drape formed / pre-formed

Cast Acrylic Sheet from Perspex South Africa can easily be formed and fabricated by simple workshop processes such as heat bending, sawing, drilling, polishing and routing. Perspex can also be fabricated by experienced vacuum forming, drape forming and press forming artisans into a wide variety of exciting signage applications. Perspex is supplied with a protective clear layer of cladding which ensures the surface remains scratch free for as long as possible.

Exceptional light transmission with no inherent edge colour – Clear Perspex transmits 92% of all visible light. No other product offers better light transmission – not even glass!
Excellent resistance to outdoor weathering – We offer a ten year weathering guarantee on the outdoor performance of standard Perspex sheet.
High gloss, hard surface – Perspex is one of the hardest thermoplastics and remains aesthetically attractive for much longer than many other plastic sheet products.
Good thermoformability – Perspex is easy to thermoform with low cost tooling leading to cost effective production.
Easy to clean – The high gloss surface of Perspex makes it easy to clean, keeping maintenance costs to a minimum.
UV Stability – Excellent UV resistance and weathering properties, highlighted by our ten year guarantee on all materials
Safety – Standard Perspex is 17 x stronger than float glass and the Perspex Impact Modified grades are exponentially stronger. Perspex has fire retardent thermal properties.
Low density – Perspex is half the weight of an equivalent glass panel and is more easily transported, installed and supported.
Clear, tints and opal colours – Perspex is available in a wide range of transparent tints and opal colours giving maximum design freedom.
Cold Bending – Perspex can be readily cold bent to allow the installation of continuous rooflighting. A minimum cold bend radius of 200 times the thickness is possible with cast sheet and 300 times for the extruded grades.
Recyclability – Perspex is fully recyclable.

PROPERTY

UNITS

SHORT-TERM

LONG-TERM

Tensile Strength
(unexposed)

KG/cm²

Mpa

Ibf/in²

170

2500

8.6

1250

Tensile Strength
(exposed)

KG/cm²

Mpa

Ibf/in²

140

2000

1000

Modulus
(unexposed)

KG/cm²

Mpa

Ibf/in²

2.5 x 10⁴

2.5

3.6 x 10⁵

1.3 x 10⁴

1.2

1.8 x 10⁵

Poisson’s Ration

0.39

0.40

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