> > Greetings, > > > > We are in search of a clear rigid plastic material that will serve as a > > display cover for test equipment. the testers will be located in > airplane > > hangers, and therefore see a little (hopefully) exposure to organic > > greases, > > fuels, and cleaners. It will also need some impact resistance (like hand > > tool droppings). > > Ralph, Use Polycarbonate. It's widely available in sheet form from plastics distributors often under GE's trade name of Lexan. It's available either clear or tinted and has reasonable impact strength - better than the other main contender, PMMA or 'perspex'. Regards, Eric Christison ################################################################ TechNet E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TechNet <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TechNet ################################################################ Please visit IPC's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################