Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate Flat Sheet are considered unbreakable
Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate materials give you a great blend of beneficial features this includes temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a rugged material. Though it offers greater impact-resistance, it has got reduced scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating typically is applied to polycarbonate eye wear as well as polycarbonate exterior automobile components. The properties of polycarbonate tend to be along the lines of those of common Acrylic materials, and yet 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 it has better light transmission characteristics than several types of glass.
Polycarbonate carries a glass transition temperature of around 150 °C (302 °F), therefore it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools must be held at higher temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to produce strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike almost all other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic deformations without breaking. For this reason, it could be processed and formed at room temperature using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends on a brake. For even sharp angle bends with 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 may not be made from sheet metal. Note that PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and can't be bent unless it is heated.
The light weight of polycarbonate, unlike glass, has led to advancement of electronic touch screens that replace glass materials with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and several LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies which still require glass for its higher melting temperature and the ability to be etched with finer detail.
Other kinds of items made from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, high impact riot shields, instrument panels, and common style blender jars. Many toys and hobby products are made 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 maybe 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 begins 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. The melted 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 less than a minute.
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