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Makrolon Polycarbonate products give you a great blend of beneficial features this includes temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastic materials and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is a very sturdy material. Though it features extraordinary impact-resistance, it has got a lower scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eye wear lenses as well as polycarbonate exterior vehicle components. The characteristics relating to polycarbonate tend to be similar to that of those of common Acrylic materials, and 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 it has better light transmission characteristics than several types of glass.
Polycarbonate carries a glass transition temperature near 150 °C (302 °F), therefore it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools will have to be held at higher temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to help with making strain- and stress-free products.
Unlike many thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic changes in basic shape without breaking. As a result, it is sometimes processed and formed   without needing to be heated using sheet metal techniques, which include forming bends with a brake. Even for 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 important, which can not be made from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, that is similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and cannot be bent at room temperature.
Polycarbonate is frequently utilized in eye protection, in addition to other projectile-resistant optical type applications that would normally indicate the use of glass, but require greater impact-resistance. Many kinds of lenses are manufactured 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 typically made up of polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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