Acrylic and Polycarbonate

Acrylic

Acrylic – Acrylic, is a clear, glass-like plastic. With a transparency rate of 93% it is more transparent than glass which makes acrylic the clearest material known. Unlike glass, as the thickness increases it retains its clarity.

Polycarbonate

Polycarbonate is a transparent plastic, with glass like clarity but much, much stronger than glass. It is extremely durable, approximately 250 times stronger and six times lighter than glass and 30 times stronger than acrylic, but it is less resistant to scratches and weathering than acrylic.