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The polymer separated from the glass as a clear plastic sheet, which Röhm gave the trademarked name Plexiglas in 1933. [5] Both Perspex and Plexiglas were commercialized in the late 1930s. In the United States, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (now DuPont Company) subsequently introduced its own product under the trademark Lucite.
Wickes Group plc is a British home improvement retailer. It is the second largest home improvement retailer in the United Kingdom, behind B&Q . Whilst open to the general public, its sales of supplies and materials are predominantly orientated towards tradespeople. [ 2 ]
A typical 6mm sheet has a density of 0.72 g/cm^2 [6] and a thermal insulation R value of 0.3 m^2°C/W, while allowing 80% of visible light pass through. [7] These attributes, coupled with a service temperature range in excess of 120 °C (-51 °C to 71 °C), makes polycarbonate the ideal material for twinwall application.
Transparencies can be printed using a variety of technologies. In the 1960s and 70s the GAF OZALID "projecto-viewfoil" used a diazo process to make a clear sheet framed in cardboard and protected by a rice paper cover. [1] In the 1980's laser printers or copiers could make foil sheets using standard xerographic processes. Specialist ...
Acrylic acid, the simplest acrylic compound; Acrylate polymer, a group of polymers (plastics) noted for transparency and elasticity; Acrylic resin, a group of related thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic substances
An example SDS, including guidance for handling a hazardous substance and information on its composition and properties. A safety data sheet (SDS), [1] material safety data sheet (MSDS), or product safety data sheet (PSDS) is a document that lists information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products.
Sheet (computing), a type of dialog box "Sheets", a 2003 song by Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks from Pig Lib; Google Sheets, spreadsheet editor by Google; Sheet of stamps, a unit of stamps as printed; Sheet or plate glass, a type of glass; Ice sheet, a mass of glacier ice; Sheet, the playing surface in the sport of curling; Sheet, thin plate of ...
Brothers Henry Dunn Wickes and Edward Noyes Wickes moved to Flint, Michigan, from New York in 1854, becoming involved in the area's lumber industry.The brothers, along with partner H.W. Wood, later established Genesee Iron Works, a foundry and machine shop; after buying out Wood, the business was renamed Wickes Bros. Iron Works and moved to Saginaw, Michigan, to be closer to a source of pig iron.