Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheeting offering light weight and break resistance

Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate materials have a unique balance of beneficial features including temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a tough material. Whilst it has very high impact-resistance, it has a lower scratch-resistance and so a hard coating typically is applied to polycarbonate eye wear lenses as well as polycarbonate exterior auto equipment. The characteristics of polycarbonate tend to be like those of Acrylic PMMA materials, yet , polycarbonate is actually 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 of approximately 150 °C (302 °F), consequently it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools must be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to help with making strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike almost all other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic deformations without cracking or breaking. As a result, it could be processed and formed   cold using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends on a brake. For even sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it attractive prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are necessary, which cannot be crafted from sheet metal. Be aware that PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and can't be bent unless it is heated.

The light weight of polycarbonate, compared with glass, has led to advancement 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 some LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies still generally require glass for its higher melting temperature and the ability to be etched with finer detail.
Other types of items manufactured from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, riot shields, instrument panels, and common style blender jars. Many toys and hobby products are constructed from polycarbonate parts, e.g. fins, gyro mounts, and flybar locks for use with radio-controlled helicopters.
For use in applications exposed to weathering or UV-radiation, a special surface treatment could be needed. This can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that starts as a solid plastic material in the form of small pellets. In a manufacturing process called injection molding, the pellets are heated until they melt in to a thick liquid. The liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly injected into a mold with the empty part being the size and shape of the part you want, compressed under high pressure and cooled to form a finished product in a matter of minutes.


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