Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheet are clear and tough

Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate products offer a great blend of helpful features this includes temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastics and engineering plastics.
Polycarbonate is definitely a sturdy material. Though it features exceptional impact-resistance, it's got lower scratch-resistance and so a hard coating can be applied to polycarbonate eye protection as well as polycarbonate exterior auto components. The characteristics associated with polycarbonate are similar to those of common Acrylic materials, 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 many different types of glass.
Polycarbonate has a glass transition temperature of around 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 produce strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike many thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo massive deformations without breaking. Therefore, it could be processed and formed   at room temperature using standard sheet metal techniques, for example forming bends on a brake. Even for sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it useful for prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are required, which can't be crafted from sheet metal. Remember that PMMA/Plexiglas, which happens to be similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and cannot be bent with out a heating process.

The light weight of polycarbonate, compared with glass, has led to development of electronic view screens that replace the traditional glass with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and a few 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 with finer detail.
Other miscellaneous items fabricated from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, police riot shields, instrument panels, and common style blender jars. Many toys and hobby items are made out of 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 maybe needed. This can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
The Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that begins 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 and become a very thick liquid. This liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly pushed into a mold, compressed under high pressure and cooled to form a finished product in a matter of minutes.

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