PETG Sheet

PETG sheet is a clear thermoplastic prized for the combination that no other transparent material quite matches: excellent impact strength, outstanding formability, and a level of chemical resistance that neither acrylic nor polycarbonate can claim. It thermoforms and cold-bends at low temperatures without pre-drying, holds deep draws and sharp detail, and can be die-cut, routed, and folded with ordinary shop equipment — which makes it the go-to material for formed parts where acrylic would crack and polycarbonate would demand more heat and more care. PETG offers roughly 86% light transmission, is FDA compliant for food contact in standard grades, and resists the cleaning agents, disinfectants, and solvents that cause stress crazing in acrylic and polycarbonate.

PETG is widely used in point-of-purchase displays and formed retail fixtures, machine guards and safety shields, medical device components and equipment housings, food handling and processing fixtures, protective barriers and sneeze guards, signage and printed graphics, and thermoformed packaging and trays. It cuts and drills cleanly without the chipping that plagues acrylic, cold-bends without heat to tight radii, bonds with solvent cement and adhesives, and prints and decorates well. Two trade-offs are worth knowing: PETG scratches more readily than coated polycarbonate or acrylic and is not UV stable in standard grades, so it is best specified for interior use unless you order a UV-stabilized version. Its combination of toughness, formability, and chemical resistance is what earns it a place between acrylic and polycarbonate rather than behind either one.