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vigneshr
Apr 24, 2010, 06:48 PM
In comaprison in this property which is best polycarbonate,PMMA,glass it shold act like a greenhouse that is it should allow heat in and when it tries to escape it should reflect it in :)

zylstra
Apr 24, 2010, 06:55 PM
The property that allows light to enter is called transmission. The property that does not allow light to escape is called reflectance, or total internal reflectance.

Unknown008
Apr 25, 2010, 02:10 AM
Google each polymer you have. You should get your answer pretty easily.

vigneshr
Apr 26, 2010, 09:02 PM
Thanks