Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheets are considered unbreakable

Makrolon Polycarbonate materials give you a unique balance of beneficial features including temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is a very tough material. Though it has extraordinary impact-resistance, it has minimal scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating may be applied to polycarbonate eyewear and polycarbonate exterior auto components. The characteristics relating to polycarbonate are similar to that of those of Acrylic PMMA materials, 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 different types of glass.
Polycarbonate carries 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 should be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) in order to make strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike most thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic shape changes without cracking. Because of this, it is sometimes processed and formed   at room temperature using standard sheet metal techniques, for example forming bends on a brake. For even sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it valuable in prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are essential, which cannot be made from sheet metal. Remember that PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and can't be bent without heating.
Polycarbonate is commonly utilized in eye protection, in addition to other projectile-resistant optical type applications that would normally indicate the use of glass, but require much higher impact-resistance. Many different 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 fabricated from polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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