Lexan Polycarbonate Sheeting offering light weight and break resistance

Polycarbonate materials give you a great blend of useful features which include temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastics.
Polycarbonate is definitely a rugged material. Whilst it has increased impact-resistance, it possesses lower scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eyewear and polycarbonate exterior automobile equipment. The properties of polycarbonate tend to be similar to that of those of common Acrylic materials, except polycarbonate is going to be 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 many kinds of glass.
Polycarbonate has a glass transition temperature of around 150 °C (302 °F), as a result it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools ought to be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to help with making strain- and almost stress free products.
Unlike most thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic shape changes without cracking or breaking. Because of this, for small changes in shape, it can be processed and formed   at room temperature using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends with a brake. Even for sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it attractive prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are important, which can't be crafted from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but is brittle and can't be bent at room temperature.
Polycarbonate is often used in eye protection, as well as in other projectile-resistant see through applications that would normally be thought of as requiring the use of glass, but require higher impact-resistance. Many different types 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 typically made of polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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