Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheets are clear and tough

Polycarbonate plastic products have a unique balance of helpful features including temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastics and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a long-lasting material. Even though it features increased impact-resistance, it possesses lower scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eyeglasses lenses and polycarbonate exterior automobile equipment. The characteristics associated with polycarbonate tend to be along the lines of those of common Acrylic materials, yet , polycarbonate definitely is stronger, it is usable in a wider temperature range and is a bit more expensive. This plastic polymer is highly transparent to visible light and it has better light transmission characteristics than most grades of glass.
Polycarbonate carries a glass transition temperature of around 150 °C (302 °F), consequently it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools ought to be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) for making strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike many thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo massive shape changes without cracking or breaking. Due to this fact, it may be processed and formed   without needing to be heated using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends with a brake. Even for sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it attractive prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are essential, which can not be produced from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and cannot be bent with out a heating process.

The light weight of polycarbonate, as opposed to glass, has led to development of electronic touch screens that replace the traditional glass with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and a few LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies which still require glass for its higher melting temperature and its ability to be etched with finer detail.
Other types of items produced from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, police riot shields, instrument panels, and common style blender jars. Many toys and hobby items are made from polycarbonate parts, e.g. fins, gyro mounts, and flybar locks for use with radio-controlled helicopters.
For use in applications subjected to weathering or UV-radiation, a special surface treatment maybe needed. This can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or as a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that starts as a solid material in the form of small pellets. In a manufacturing process called injection molding, this pellet material is heated until they melt and become a very thick liquid. The liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly injected into molds, compressed under high pressure and cooled to create a finished product in less than a minute.

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