Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheets offering light weight and break resistance

Makrolon Polycarbonate products have a balance of useful features which include temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastics.
Polycarbonate is a very tough material. Even though it features very high impact-resistance, it has low scratch-resistance and so a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eye wear lenses as well as polycarbonate exterior automobile equipment. The properties associated with polycarbonate tend to be along the lines of those of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic), yet , polycarbonate is undoubtedly 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 has a glass transition temperature of around 150 °C (302 °F), consequently it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools ought to be held at warm to high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to help with making strain- and almost stress free products.
Unlike many thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo large changes in basic shape without breaking. Due to this fact, it can be processed and formed   at room temperature using sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends on a brake. Even for sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it useful for prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are required, which should not be made from sheet metal. Be aware that PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and cannot be bent unless it is heated.
Polycarbonate is frequently utilized in eye protection, and also in other projectile-resistant viewing and lighting applications that would normally indicate the use of glass, but require much greater impact-resistance. Many kinds of lenses are created from polycarbonate, including automotive headlamp lenses, lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, swimming and SCUBA goggles, and safety glasses for use in sporting helmets/masks and police riot gear. Windscreens in small motorized vehicles are commonly crafted from polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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