Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheeting are considered unbreakable
Polycarbonate products give you a balance of beneficial features including high temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastics and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a durable material. Even though it offers tremendous impact-resistance, it possesses minimal scratch-resistance and so a hard coating typically is applied to polycarbonate eye wear and polycarbonate exterior vehicle equipment. The characteristics relating to polycarbonate tend to be similar to that of those of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic), but polycarbonate is definitely 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 has better light transmission characteristics than many different types of glass.
Polycarbonate carries a glass transition temperature near 150 °C (302 °F), as a result it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools need to be held at higher temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to help with making strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike most other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo large deformations without breaking. Because of that, it may be processed and formed without needing to be heated using sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends with a brake. Even for sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it valuable in prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are essential, which can't be crafted from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, which happens to be similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and cannot be bent unless it is heated.
Polycarbonate is commonly found in eye protection, along with other projectile-resistant see through or lighting applications that would normally require the use of glass, but require higher impact-resistance. Many different types of lenses are manufactured from polycarbonate, including automotive headlamp lenses, lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, swimming and SCUBA goggles, and safety goggles for use in sporting helmets/masks and police riot gear. Windscreens in small motorized vehicles are commonly made up of polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.
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