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Makrolon Polycarbonate materials offer a great blend of beneficial features this includes temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a durable material. Even though it features exceptional impact-resistance, it has got minimal scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating can be applied to polycarbonate eyeglasses lenses and polycarbonate exterior motor vehicle equipment. The properties of polycarbonate are generally similar those of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic), but 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 it has better light transmission characteristics than several types of glass.
Polycarbonate carries a glass transition temperature of about 150 °C (302 °F), in order that it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools need to be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to make strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike many thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic deformations without breaking. As a result, it may be processed and formed   at room temperature using standard sheet metal techniques, which include forming bends with a brake. For even sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it useful for prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are needed, which cannot be produced from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and can't be bent at room temperature.
Polycarbonate is often used in eye protection, in addition to other projectile-resistant viewing and lighting applications that would normally be thought of as requiring the use of glass, but require much higher impact-resistance. Many kinds of lenses are produced from 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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