Comparison of the performance of several lighting materials
| performance | unit | PMMA | PC sheet | PVC sheet | FRP | glass |
| density | g/cm | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3-1.5 | 1.4-1.6 | 2.5 |
| Impact strength | bad | good | ordinary | ordinary | bad | |
| Continuous use temperature | 90 | 120 | 75 | 100 | 240 | |
| Visible light transmittance | % | 82 | 88 | 80 | 86 | 90 |
| Light transmission performance | Several years later | good | good | bad | bad | good |
| UV transmittance | % | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 |
| Combustion performance | Flammable | Flame retardant | Flammable | Flammable | Not flammable |
