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The difference between 100% acrylic and Modified acrylic sheet

Do you know the difference between 100% (pure) acrylic sheet and Modifiend (composite) acrylic solid surface? If you have this question about this, it is our big plasure to answer your question. As we know, there are several kinds of solid surface countertops in market as followings:

1. 100% Acrylic solid surface, it was mainly consist of PMMA and [AL(OH)₃].

2. Modified Acrylic solid surface which was mainly consist of PMMA, UPR and [AL(OH)₃]_.

3. Polyester solid surface. This polyester sheet was only consist of UPR and [AL(OH)₃].

Generally speaking, compare to 100% acrylic solid surface, the only one difference between 100% acrylic and Modified acrylic solid surface is the degree of bending intensity, in other words, modified acrylic surface have the limited curver. Except this point, the performance of modified acrylic solid surface is the same as 100% acrylic sheet. When you or let the third inspection institution test the 100% acrylic and modified acrylic solid surface, you will find they have a little difference.

The cost of acrylic solid surface chiefly depend on PMMA materials, 100% acrlic solid surface don’t need UPR, but it need more enough PMMA and [AL(OH)₃] as filling materials. The more PMMA is, the higher its price. And PMMA belongs to the oil chemical product, so the price of PMMA vary with the oil price.

The price of 100% acrylic sheet is always two or three times higher than composite acrylic solid surface. Maybe you know the brand name of Corain solid surface which is very famous in USA, you also can ask the similar question and you will know the 100% acrylic solid surface is very high than the composite acrylic solid surface.