Re: Plexiglass

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Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>


Are there any plastics (readily availabe) that DO absorb UV light? I thought
there was a thread about this a while back.. 

Coiling in Pittsburgh
Ben McMillen 

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> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz " 
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> Plexiglas is a trademarked name for acrylic plastic. It doesn't absorb UV, 
> normally, unless they've added a UV filter to the plastic. FWIW Lexan is a 
> tradename for polycarbonate.
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> Subject: Plexiglass
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> > Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz "
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> > Hi all, 
> > Can anyone tell me the 'off the shelf' name for Plexiglass? I need plexi 
> > because of its UV absorbing characteristics and I can't find it on 
> McMaster 
> > Carr's website.. 
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> > Coiling in Pittsburgh 
> > Ben McMillen 
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