Makrolon Polycarbonate materials have a balance of beneficial features which include high temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastics and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a long-lasting material. Even though it offers considerable impact-resistance, it's got reduced scratch-resistance and so a hard coating typically is applied to polycarbonate eyewear and polycarbonate exterior vehicle equipment. The characteristics associated with polycarbonate are generally similar those of common Acrylic materials, except polycarbonate is going to be 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 carries a glass transition temperature of about 150 °C (302 °F), so it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools will have to be held at warm to high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to produce strain- and stress-free products.
Unlike almost all other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic changes in basic shape without breaking. Hence, it may be processed and formed  without needing to be heated using sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends on a brake. For even sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it attractive prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are crucial, which should not be created from sheet metal. Be aware that PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and can't be bent at room temperature.
Polycarbonate is commonly found in eye protection, along with other projectile-resistant viewing and lighting applications that would normally require the use of glass, but require much higher impact-resistance. Several types of lenses are made of polycarbonate, including automotive headlamp lenses, lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, swimming and SCUBA goggles, and safety visors for use in sporting helmets/masks and police riot gear. Windscreens in small motorized vehicles are normally made up of polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.
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