SHINKOLITE™ ACRYLIC SHEETThe art of performing beauty

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What makes Shinkolite™ special?Large size sheet optionsOur continuous casting process enables easy production of wide and longer length sheets (2763mm wide, 6000mm lengths) suitable for a range of applications such as large-scale advertising sites and super-sized signage.

Uniform thicknessContinuous cast Shinkolite™ acrylic has high consistency uniform thickness, which helps ensure that finished products made with Shinkolite™ are both beautiful and superior in quality every time.

Better transparencyWith a light transmittance of 93%, Shinkolite™ acrylic offers a superior transparency quality over traditional glass.

Excellent weatherabilityIn extreme temperatures, aggressive sunlight, and in high winds and heavy rain, Shinkolite™ continuous cast acrylic retains its performance qualities making it a particularly ideal choice for outdoor applications.

Easy to work with With its superior, high molecular weight, Shinkolite™ can be cut, engraved, drilled, and cemented using a multitude of fabrication techniques to achieve beautifully crafted end results. The continuous casting process also ensures that Shinkolite™ has built-in uniform directional stability, which means it can be thermoformed effectively into the most intricate designs and shapes. These high quality properties ensure that Shinkolite™ continuous cast acrylic outperforms extruded acrylic sheets when it comes to fabrication processes.

A new dimension for acrylic

Shinkolite™ is a high quality acrylic sheet that combines exceptional aesthetics with unique performance characteristics making it the designer’s choice in a wide variety of growing applications. Superior weatherability, extra large size options and performance with light make it ideal for outdoor use in construction, signage, street furniture and more. Its beauty, colors and effects, easy processing and exceptional optical clarity benefit interior schemes, while its excellent light transmission and diffusion properties make it a dream to work with for those in retail display, lighting and technology industries.

As a business that is passionate about playing our part in creating a sustainable future, we are always pleased to discuss new challenges, new ideas and new sectors where our range of Shinkolite™ products can add value.

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SHINKOLITE™ LXLight Guide Panel (LGP)

Shinkolite™ LX was originally developed specifically for edge lit illumination signage and displays. Formulated with evenly dispersed diffusion particles, the sheets enable exceptional bright, even illumination. Shinkolite™ LX can be illuminated flexibly by a variety of light sources, including LEDs, fluorescent and cold cathode.

SHINKOLITE™ DX AND LGeneral Purpose Grade

Shinkolite™ DX and Shinkolite™ L* offer superior weatherability, easy processing and exceptional optical clarity. They are the designer’s flexible choice for large billboards, signage, corporate identity projects and for a growing number of outdoor and indoor applications.

*Shinkolite™ L has a higher molecular weight than DX grade

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SHINKOLITE™ MRHard Coat

Our Shinkolite™ MR hard coat acrylic offers excellent scratch resistance, uniform thickness, a beautiful surface and exceptional long-lasting durability in the finished sheet product. These outstanding performance characteristics are made possible due to Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation’s unique one-step, in-line manufacturing operation that bonds the base layer and hard coat layer seamlessly together during the continuous casting process.

SHINKOLITE™ PXSanitary Ware Grade

When it comes to creating stylish bathrooms, Shinkolite™ PX has been developed and perfected over many years with both designers and users in mind. Due to excellent uniform thickness, Shinkolite™ PX can be cut, thermoformed and fabricated into the most beautiful contemporary or traditional style bathtubs and washbasins.

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SHINKOLITE™ Design Flexibility

Shinkolite™ FROSTY acrylic sheet is produced using our continuous casting process, which ensures a beautifully smooth gloss surface. The frosted effect features evenly dispersed light diffusion particles, which make Shinkolite™ FROSTY acrylic sheets ideal for producing efficient, even and luxurious illuminated installations. Unlike matt surfaced acrylic sheets, Shinkolite™ FROSTY resists dirt and retains a high quality, impressive appearance for longer. Available in six colors – opal, glass effect (green), gray, blue, yellow, red – Shinkolite™ FROSTY is the designer’s choice for use in stylish furniture and accessories, interior panels, partitioning and displays as well as for impressive lighting solutions.

SHINKOLITE™ FRFlame Retardant

Designers searching for a flame retardant acrylic solution for their projects now have the option of our revolutionary new development, Shinkolite™ FR3, which is the only acrylic that meets UL 94 V0* while retaining all of the excellent characteristics associated with acrylic.

*UL 94 is the Standard for Safety and Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances. Conformance to this standard serves as a preliminary indication of the product’s acceptability with respect to flammability for a particular application. V0 means burning stops within 10 seconds on a vertical specimen; drips of particles allowed as long as they are not inflamed. In order to retain its performance characteristics, it is important not to laser cut or flame polish Shinkolite™ FR.

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Properties ISO/EN Measure Shinkolite™ DXClear

Shinkolite™ LClear

Shinkolite™ LXClear

Shinkolite™ PX500Clear

Shinkolite™ MR200W Clear

Optical

- Light transmission- Haze- Refractive index

ISO13468-1 ISO14782 ISO489A

% % -

93 0.5

1.49

93 0.5

1.49

93 0.5

1.49

93 0.5

1.49

92 0.5

1.52 (surface layer)

Mechanical

Tensile strength

- Rupture - Elongation at rupture

ISO527-2 ISO527-2

Mpa %

74 5

75 5

75 5

74 4.2

64 2.2

Flexural strength

- Rupture - Modules of elasticity

ISO178 ISO178

Mpa Gpa

120 3.2

1203.2

1203.2

1203.2

913.2

Other- Impact strength- Rockwell hardness - Barcol hardness

ISO180 ISO2039-2 EN59

kJ/m2 - -

1.8 98

-

2 100

-

2 100

-

2100

52

-100

-

Thermal

- Specific heat - Temperature of deflection

under load - Coefficient of thermal expansion

-ISO75-2 ISO11359

J/g°C °C cm/ cm/°C

1.5 96

7E-05

1.5 96

7E-05

1.596

7E-05

1.5100

7E-05

1.5100

7E-05

Mar Resistance - Pencil hardnessISO 15184: 1996

2H 2H 2H 2H 4H

Electrical - Surface resistivity - Ω >1016 >1016 >1016 >1016 >1016

Others- Tabor abrader - Specific gravity - Water absorption

ISO9352 ISO1183 ISO62

Hase% g/cm3 %

401.19

0.3

401.19 0.3

401.19

0.3

401.19 0.3

1.51.19 0.3

Physical properties

Values provided should not be used for specification purposes. Some values will vary with sheet thickness.

Contact us

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Specialty Resins and Plastics Dept., Sheet Group 1-1, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8251, Japan

T : +81-3-6748-7539 F : +81-3-3286-1372

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Mitsubishi Chemical (China) Co., Ltd. 39th Floor, Grand Gateway Office Tower 1, 1 Hongqiao Rd., Xuhui District, Shanghai, 200030 China T: +86-21-5407-6161

Mitsubishi Chemical Polymer Nantong Co., Ltd. No. 6, Guangzhou Road, Nantong Economic & Technological Development Area, Natong City, Jiangsu Province, ChinaT: +86-513-8592-8922 +86-513-8596-0525F: +86-513-8592-8901 +86-513-8592-8905

Mitsubishi Chemical Hong Kong Ltd. Suites 2905-6, 29/F, Tower 2, The Gateway, Harbour City, 25 Canton Rd. Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong T: +852-2522-7031

Huizhou MMA Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Branch) Room 1001B, Coastal Building (East block), Haide 3Rd, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P.R.C. 518054 T: +86-755-8627-0656 F: +86-755-8695-8558

Thai MMA Co., Ltd.1 Siam Cement Rd., Bangsue Bangkok 10800, ThailandT: +66-2-586-5812F: +66-2-586-5393

Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc. 655 Third Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY, 10017 USA T: +1-212-223-3043 F: +1-212-223-3017

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