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Polycarbonate plastic materials give you a great blend of beneficial features including temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastic materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a rugged material. Even though it offers high impact-resistance, it possesses reduced scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating is applied to polycarbonate eyeglasses lenses and polycarbonate exterior automobile equipment. The characteristics relating to polycarbonate tend to be similar to that of those of common Acrylic materials, yet , 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 has better light transmission characteristics than many kinds of glass.
Polycarbonate has a glass transition temperature of approximately 150 °C (302 °F), consequently it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools will have to be held at warm to high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to produce strain- and almost stress free products.
Unlike almost all other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo large shape changes without cracking or breaking. Because of that, for small changes in shape, it can be processed and formed   without needing to be heated using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends on a brake. For even sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it valuable in prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are crucial, which may not be produced from sheet metal. Keep in mind that PMMA/Plexiglas, which happens to be similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and can't be bent unless it is heated.
Polycarbonate is commonly found in eye protection, and also in other projectile-resistant see through applications that would normally be thought of as requiring the use of glass, but require much higher impact-resistance. Several types of lenses are made of 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 commonly crafted from polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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