Sheffield Plastics Polycarbonate Sheets are considered unbreakable

Makrolon Polycarbonate materials give you a balance of beneficial features which include high temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastics and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a high quality material. Whilst it has tremendous impact-resistance, it has got minimal scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating may be applied to polycarbonate eyeglasses lenses and polycarbonate exterior automotive components. The properties associated with polycarbonate are generally similar those of common Acrylic materials, 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 kinds of glass.
Polycarbonate has a glass transition temperature near 150 °C (302 °F), so it softens slowly 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) to help with making strain- and stress-free products.
Unlike most thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic shape changes without cracking. Due to this fact, it can be processed and formed   without needing to be heated using sheet metal techniques, such as forming bends with a brake. For even sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it useful for prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are required, which should not be crafted from sheet metal. Understand that PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but is brittle and can't be bent unless it is heated.

The light weight of polycarbonate, in contrast to glass, has led to advancement of electronic display screens that replace glass with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and some 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 in finer detail.
Other kinds of items manufactured 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 products are made out of 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 could be needed. This can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or perhaps the coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that begins as a solid plastic material in the form of small pellets. In a manufacturing process called injection molding, the pelletized resin is heated until they melt in to a thick liquid. This liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly injected into the mold - shaped like the part, compressed under high pressure and cooled to create a finished product , all in just a minute or so.

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