Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Flat Sheet offer high impact strength

Polycarbonate products have a unique balance of helpful features this includes temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a long-lasting material. Although it offers greater impact-resistance, it possesses a lower scratch-resistance and so a hard coating can be applied to polycarbonate eye protection as well as polycarbonate exterior automobile components. The characteristics associated with polycarbonate are generally comparable to those of common Acrylic materials, and yet polycarbonate is definitely 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), consequently it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools should be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) for making strain- and stress-free products.
Unlike most other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo massive deformations without cracking. Due to this fact, for small changes in shape, it can be processed and formed   cold using standard sheet metal techniques, for example forming bends with a brake. Even for sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it useful for prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are necessary, which can not be created from sheet metal. Be aware that PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in looks to polycarbonate, but is brittle and can't be bent with out a heating process.

The light weight of polycarbonate, unlike glass, has led to development of electronic display screens that replace the traditional glass with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and many LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies still generally require glass for its higher melting temperature and its ability to be etched in finer detail.
Other miscellaneous items made from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, police riot shields, instrument panels, and blender jars. Many toys and hobby goods are made of polycarbonate parts, e.g. fins, gyro mounts, and flybar locks for use with radio-controlled helicopters.
For use in applications subjected to weathering or UV-radiation, a special surface treatment could be needed. This either 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 material in the form of small pellets. In a manufacturing process called injection molding, this pellet material is heated until they melt in to a thick liquid. This liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly injected into molds, compressed under high pressure and cooled to form a finished product in a matter of minutes.

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