This extruded 3mm Silver Mirrored Acrylic Sheet from Perspex measures 600mm x 400mm. Mirror acrylic sheets are extruded clear sheets with a high quality mirror coating applied to one face.
They make an an excellent alternative to glass mirrors. Shatter proof, marr-resistant and 17x stronger than glass, they can be used indoors for decoration or outdoors in the garden.
As acrylic mirrors are more flexible than glass they must be fixed to a flat wall/surface. If you are fitting it to a wall which is not flat, it is best to fit it first to something rigid such as a piece of MDF.
Features:
- Mirror finish.
- Shatter proof.
- Very low light transmission.
- Easily laser cut, drilled and thermoformed.
Applications:
Mirror acrylic sheets have many applications such as display, point of sale, artistic and architectural installation, and of course replacement mirrors.
Working with acrylic sheets:
Acrylic is a versatile material that can be cut, drilled, laser cut and thermoformed. Note when laser cutting place the rear side of the acrylic to the top, so the laser is not bouncing off the reflective surface.
Acrylic is a thermoplastic which means that when it is heated above 140-180°C it becomes flexible. This allows the material to be formed into the required shape or bent. Once the material cools below 85°C it becomes rigid again.
Acrylic sheets are often shaped using a CNC router or laser cutter. The edge of laser cut sheet has a pleasing polished look. If you look carefully at the edge of a piece of laser cut acrylic you can often see slight vertical lines that are caused by the pulses a laser uses when cutting.
If you want to get a perfectly smooth finish on the edge of piece of machined sheet a polishing technique can be used. Typical polishing techniques include diamond polishing and flame polishing.
It also possible to etch the surface of a acrylic sheet using a laser cutter. This can produce some very pleasing visual effects. The sheets have a protective film on both faces. If you are etching the material then this should be removed from the surface that is to be etched. If you are just laser cutting then this film can be left in place (if you wish) as it does not create any harmful gases when it is laser cut (unlike PVC).
More detailed information and resources on working with acrylic and Perspex can be found in our resource section.
Contents:
- 1 x Silver Mirrored Acrylic Sheet (Extruded) 3mm x 600mm x 400mm.
Colour reference code:
- Silver.
Dimensions:
- Length: 600mm.
- Width: 400mm.
- Thickness: 3mm (nominal).
Tolerances:
The manufacturing tolerance for the thickness of extruded acrylic sheets are the stated thickness +/-5%. This means a 3mm sheet could be between 2.85mm and 3.15mm in thickness.
Resources:
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Physical properties of Perspex.
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MSDS.
- Kitronik/Smoke & Mirrors Tech Talk Live Replay.
- We have a range of guides that explain techniques for working with acrylic. These can be found under the ‘Resources’ tab.
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