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TRANSLUCENCY Inlaying DuPont™ Corian with different materials or with different colours of DuPont™ Corian® can enhance the inherent beauty of the material. Various inlay materials are compatible with DuPont™ Corian®. DuPont suggests avoiding large inlays containing metals  

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coefficients.  

Logos  

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 ® using inlays in DuPont™ Corian . ® SUBLIMATION Known as “image transfer by sublimation”, this technique allows designers to personalise DuPont™ Corian® in a completely new way. The sublimation process consists of transferring images into a sheet of DuPont™ Corian® so that - almost like a human tattoo - a permanent image is created within the surface. The printed DuPont™ Corian® can then be re-polished and thermoformed in the same way as unprinted DuPont™ Corian®. Image transfer by sublimation is a new tool for communication and for enhancing creative expression by designers, engineers and architects. Translucent effects can be obtained via the use of translucent colours or by reducing the thickness of standard DuPont™ Corian® colours. THE ILLUMINATION SERIES The colour effects from these materials change dramatically when backlit. When the lighting system behind your design is turned on, the pastel appearance disappears and the appearance is dominated by the aesthetics of the light source. Be creative! Test each one of these with different types of light sources to see the many variations and shades of white light and the effects using coloured light. You will be amazed by the possibilities! Daylight/ Daylight Tungsten/ Daylight Warm White/ Daylight Daylight/ Tungsten Blueberry ice KNOW-HOW INLAYS 63 Glacier ice Lime ice Mint ice Strawberry ice