Refractive index
Refractive index
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I am looking for a table that provides the refractive index and other optical properties for a variety of optically clear plastics like PMMA.
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RE: Refractive index
Have you tried the raw materials suppliers
What the heck, I had it at hand
From Data it is
1.5 for acrylic.
1.59 for PC.
1.58 for PET.
1.46 for TPX.
1.60 for Styrene.
1.53 to 1.58 for PVC.
From memory
Acrylic has the lowest haze factor and the highest transmission, with transmission being over 90%
PC comes at around 85%
PVC will be worse than PC.
PET is probably about the same as PC.
I don't have data for cellulosics or Polyurethanes.
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RE: Refractive index
You can find all the data you need in the Polymer Handbook for example.
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