PVC-GLAS Transparent Clear Sheet

What PVC-GLAS is

PVC-GLAS is SIMONA's transparent grade of rigid PVC. It is manufactured as a stiff, glass-clear panel rather than the translucent or tinted sheet most people picture when they think of PVC, and it transmits up to around 88 per cent of visible light. That clarity is the reason to choose it. In every other respect it behaves like the rigid PVC our customers already know: it machines cleanly, it holds its shape under load, and it stands up to a wide range of workshop chemicals.

It should not be confused with two other products that share the name. Flexible PVC-Glas, often sold as soft glass, is a pliable transparent sheet or roll used for table covers and tent windows. PVC coated glass fibre is a woven architectural fabric used for sunshades and acoustic panels. Neither is stocked here. Everything on this page is the rigid grade.

Key properties

• Clarity: transmits up to around 88 per cent of visible light, so it can be genuinely seen through rather than merely letting light past.
• Chemical durability: resists many acids, oils and common cleaning agents, which is what keeps it serviceable on a factory floor.
• Fire performance: rated low flammability and self extinguishing by SIMONA.
• Impact behaviour: it does not shatter into fragments the way glass does.
• Machinability: cuts, drills and routs with standard plastics tooling, and bonds with solvent cements made for rigid PVC.

Where it is used

• Machine guarding and safety glazing where an operator needs a clear view of the work.
• Viewing windows and inspection panels in enclosures, cabinets and control boxes.
• Protective screens, counter dividers and workshop partitions.
• Boat windows, tents and covers where clarity matters as much as weather resistance.
• Desk covers and protective table mats.

How it differs from our standard clear PVC

We stock a standard clear rigid PVC sheet alongside this line, and for many jobs it is the sensible choice. The difference is optical. PVC-GLAS is manufactured for clarity and it costs more because of it. If the sheet is acting as a barrier and nobody needs to read a gauge through it, the standard grade will do the job for less. If somebody has to see through it properly, this is the one to specify.

Sizes and supply

PVC-GLAS transparent clear is stocked in 4.5mm and 6mm, both in full 2440 x 1220 sheets. It is a speciality line supplied as full sheets only, so it is not available through our online cut to size calculator. If you need it cut, drilled or polished, contact us and we will quote the fabrication directly. Other thicknesses can usually be brought in on indent.

Prices shown are ex GST. As plastics specialists we also design and manufacture finished parts, so if PVC-GLAS is going into an assembly rather than being bought as raw sheet, talk to us about the whole job.