Plexiglas® GS 245 Cast Acrylic

Description: PLEXIGLAS® GS 245 is a cast acrylic with unsurpassed weather resistance specially developed to meet the high optical requirements of the aviation industry.

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Advantages
  • unsurpassed weather resistance
  • high optical requirements
  • UV-absorbing
Other Applications

aviation industry
helicopter canopies
glider canopies
sports plane glazing and ultralights

Handling

The material can be supplied in both clear-transparent and transparent colored grades.

Technical data

Quantity Value Unit Comment
Appearance Properties
Refractive index 1.49 ISO 489, ASTM D542
Physical Properties
Shrinkage 1.5 % 16min @Thickness 6.35 mm, Temperature 160 °C
Density 1.19 g/ml ISO 1183, ASTM D792
Thermal Properties
Vicat softening temperature 115 ºC ISO 306-B-50
Thermal Expansion 70.0 µm/m-°C EN 2155-12, ASTM D696@Temperature 20.0 °C;Linear
Maximum Service Temperature 105 ºC ISO 71-2Ae, ASTM D648;Air
Flame Spread 35.6 mm/min Fire Rating; ASTM D635
Flame Spread 36.0 mm/min Fire Rating; EN 3844-2
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Stress at break-MD 80.0 MPa ISO 527-2/1B/5, ASTM D638
Elongation at break-MD 5.5 % ISO 527-2/1B/5, ASTM D638
Optical Properties
Haze 0.50 % Original State; EN 2155-9, ASTM D1003
Haze 1.0 % after artificial weathering; EN 2155-9, ASTM D1003
Transmittance 89 % Visible ; after artificial weathering; ASTM D1003
Transmittance 91 % Original State; EN 2155-5, ASTM D1003
Transmittance <1.0 % UV Transmittance @Wavelength 290 - 330 nm

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