Q & AWhat is Acrylic?It's no doubt that Acrylic is organic glass as we can say diamond is a kind of carbon. But Acrylic is definitely different from the ordinary organic glass. After porcelain, Acrylic is used as a new material for sanitary wares producing. And this change effects in the whole global. Acrylic is the express material for sanitary wares. It was born in USA in 1948. Because of people's care， it wasn't accepted by people until the end of 1970s. But in the last 20 years, Acrylic bathtubs have occupied over 70% in the global bathtub market. Compared with Acrylic bathtubs, the traditional bathtubs that are dull, icy, and easy to stain is out of people's life further and further. How long can Acrylic sanitary wares can be used?Provided by ICI American Acrylic Manufacture Industrial (a former subordinate company of Dupont)., here is an real example: In Manchester, UK, about 2000 Acrylic bathtubs are installed in a set of houses. These houses are not personal but rentable. After 15 years, among the 2000 bathtubs, randomly select 20 bathtubs to check their conditions. After checking, none of them is destroyed or broken severely. Two of them have the burning marks by tobacco end and the marks have been removed easily by simply polishing. The other one is really cloudiness because of the strong erodible cleanser. But a simply polishing has renewed its original polish, too. |