Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheeting are clear and tough

Makrolon Polycarbonate materials have a great blend of beneficial features this includes high temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a rugged material. Whilst it has exceptional impact-resistance, it's got lower scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating is applied to polycarbonate eyewear and polycarbonate exterior vehicle components. The characteristics of polycarbonate tend to be similar those of Acrylic PMMA 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 has a glass transition temperature near 150 °C (302 °F), in order that it softens gradually 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 almost stress free products.
Unlike most thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic shape changes without breaking or cracking. As a result, it may be processed and formed   cold using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance 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 crucial, which should not be made from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it's brittle and can't be bent with out a heating process.

The light weight of polycarbonate, unlike glass, has led to continuing development of electronic display 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 still generally require glass for its higher melting temperature and its ability to be etched in finer detail.
Other types of items made out of Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, riot shields, instrument panels, and blender jars. Many toys and hobby goods are constructed 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 could be needed. This either can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
The Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that at the beginning, starts as a solid plastic 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. The melted liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly injected into a mold, compressed under high pressure and cooled to produce a finished product in less than a minute.

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