Solvent Swab Test for Acrylic
Solvent Swab Test for Acrylic
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I am attempting to differentiate various polymeric materials and am most interested in identifying what material is or is not acrylic. Are there any common solvents that would help differentiate acrylic from other polymer families when applied to the surface? I am looking for something that would chemically damage the surface of the acrylic but not other materials.
Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the help!





RE: Solvent Swab Test for Acrylic
Can you consider alkaline hydrolysis? Every PMMA cup/glass I have placed in a dishwasher comes out crazed, very easy to identify.
RE: Solvent Swab Test for Acrylic
A burn test is a bit more specific, but only to the general family level.
http://www.boedeker.com/burntest.htm