Features And Selection of Semi-Transparent Lenses

Many users are curious about acrylic semi-transparent lenses: What exactly are they? What are their characteristics? And how can one distinguish between high-quality and inferior ones? Goodsense is here to provide professional and straightforward answers to these question.

Feature 1: Unidirectional Visual Effect

Acrylic semi-transparent lenses exhibit a mirror-like reflective surface on the side with stronger light (e.g., outdoors), while allowing clear visibility from the side with weaker light (e.g., indoors). When light levels are balanced on both sides, the bidirectional viewing effect diminishes, enabling faint mutual visibility between the two sides.

Feature 2: Balance of Light Transmission and Reflection
Through coating technology, the light transmission ratio can be precisely adjusted (common transmittance: 10%-70%). The surface can be customized to display mirrored textures in various colors (e.g., silver, gold, bronze), integrating decorative aesthetics with functional practicality.

Feature 3: Lightweight, Safe Material with High Durability
Acrylic semi-transparent lenses are lightweight—only half the weight of glass—and offer superior impact resistance, making them suitable for high-altitude installations and child-friendly environments. Additionally, they resist yellowing under UV exposure and exhibit strong chemical corrosion resistance.

Judgment Method 1: Inspect the Base Material
Check whether the acrylic substrate offers uniform light transmission without bubbles, impurities, or yellowing (inferior materials may use recycled materials, resulting in low light transmittance and easy yellowing).

Judgment Method 2: Examine the Coating
Verify that the semi-transparent lens surface is smooth and free of scratches. If local reflective colors are inconsistent, it indicates uneven coating, a sign of low-quality acrylic mirrors.

Judgment Method 3: Measure Light Transmittance
Use a light transmittance tester to detect the lens’s light transmission value. A measurement error within 5% is considered a reasonable range.

Goodsense is a specialized manufacturer of acrylic semi-transparent lenses, dedicated to providing customers with superior semi-transparent lens production services! Choosing Goodsense ensures your confidence in the quality of semi-transparent lenses!