Does anyone have articles on weight comparisons between glass vs. acrylic. Now I'm certain that acrylic is substantially lighter than glass but the lfs owner seems to think that acrylic is only 20lbs lighter than glass (at MOST) at a size of 300 gallons. I told him to make sure he has a few extra people ready when he finds out the hard way.
weight comparison of glass vs. acrylic
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Took 4 guys to move a glass 210. 4 guys to move a glass 240, 4 guys to move a glass 300.
Took 2 guys to move my 300 acrylic
gives you an idea?
Took 2 guys to move my 300 acrylic
gives you an idea?
In just a couple minutes with google I was able to confirm that what Sostoudt suggested is true... acrylic is half the weight of glass...
A cubic foot of glass weighs approx 162 lbs…
A cubic foot of Acrylic weighs approx 74 lbs…
A cubic foot of glass weighs approx 162 lbs…
A cubic foot of Acrylic weighs approx 74 lbs…
snake_charmer;3351984; said:
Just so you know... I didn't know that off the top of my head... i learned it in about 3 minutes confirming each nuymber with multiple references using google...
Make google your friend... and you'll instantly be much smarter
snake_charmer;3351793; said:
I could pick up my 110 acrylic by myself, but wouldn't dream of trying to pick up my 125 glass.
Acrylic (needs more math)
Acrylic is .0426 lb/cu. in
Glass
http://www.abacaglass.com/things_you_might_want_to_know_ab.htm