Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Flat Sheet offer high impact strength

Polycarbonate plastic materials give you a unique balance of useful features which include temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastics and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a long-lasting material. Though it offers tremendous impact-resistance, it has minimal scratch-resistance and so a hard coating can be applied to polycarbonate eyeglasses lenses and polycarbonate exterior motor vehicle equipment. The characteristics of polycarbonate are generally like those of common Acrylic materials, although polycarbonate is 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 several types of glass.
Polycarbonate has a glass transition temperature near 150 °C (302 °F), as a result it softens slowly above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools are required to be held at higher temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) to produce strain- and stress-free products.
Unlike most other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo massive deformations without breaking or cracking. Because of this, it is sometimes 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 essential, which can not be created from sheet metal. Be aware that PMMA/Plexiglas, that is certainly similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but is brittle and cannot be bent with out a heating process.

The light weight of polycarbonate, unlike glass, has led to advancement of electronic display screens that replace glass materials with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and some LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies still generally require glass for its higher melting temperature and the ability to be etched with finer detail.
Other miscellaneous items fabricated from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, high impact riot shields, instrument panels, and blender jars. Many toys and hobby items are made 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 could be needed. This can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Bayer 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 in to a thick liquid. The melted liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly pushed into the mold - shaped like the part, compressed under high pressure and cooled to form a finished product in a matter of minutes.

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