Polycarbonate sheets are formed by polycarbonates which are a particular group of thermoplastic polymers. They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed; as such, these plastics are very widely used in the modern Chemical industry. Their interesting features (temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties) position them between commodity plastics and engineering plastics.
Polycarbonate applications
Polycarbonate sheets are becoming more common in housewares as well as laboratories and in industry, mainly where at least two of its three main features are required: high impact resistance, temperature resistance and optical properties.
Typical applications are:
Industry: machined or formed, cases, machine glazing, riot shields, visors, instrument panels
Advertisement: signs, displays, poster protection
Building: domelights, flat or curved glazing, sound walls
For use polycarbonate sheets in applications exposed to weathering or UV-radiation, a special surface treatment is needed. This either can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or a coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Opaque polycarbonate sheets
Transparent polycarbonate sheets
Multiwall polycarbonate sheets
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