MAKROLON® Polycarbonate

Overview
Performance Characteristics
Typical Applications
Typical Properties
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Makrolon Polycarbonate sheet - transparent plastic with outstanding impact resistance
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MAKROLON®
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Overview MAKROLON® polycarbonate sheet provides high impact strength, heat resistance, and easy fabrication characteristics.

Utilized in major signage programs, MAKROLON® polycarbonate sheet has demonstrated the built-in durability that allows signs to withstand all kinds of abuse and still look their best for years to come.

MAKROLON® polycarbonate sheet is:
  • Many times tougher than acrylic
  • Retains impact strength in low temperatures
  • Easily fabricated
  • Aesthetically pleasing

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MAKROLON® SL | MAKROLON® AR | MAKROLON® 15 | MAKROLON® HYGARD

MAKROLON® SL Polycarbonate Sheet (Sun Life)

MAKROLON® SL combines the impact protection of MAKROLON® polycarbonate sheet with enhanced UV protection and exceptional weatherability. SL sheet also has the design and structural advantage of thermoformability.

MAKROLON® SL polycarbonate sheet meets stringent UL Section 48 criteria for use in electric signs. This allows the use of less costly components during installation, making it a high performance yet economical choice for channel letters of all shapes and sizes.

MAKROLON® SL polycarbonate sheet comes standard in clear and white. Custom colors, sizes, gauges, and patterns to match your most demanding requirements are also available. The material is available as sheet stock or on reels.

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MAKROLON® AR Polycarbonate Sheet (Abrasion Resistant)

MAKROLON® AR abrasion resistant sheet combines the strength of polycarbonate with enhanced surface hardness. Where vandalism or graffiti is a problem, AR offers a proprietary abrasion resistant surface to assure long lasting protection. MAKROLON® AR polycarbonate sheet also has enhanced UV stability for long-term weatherability.

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MAKROLON® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet (Long-Term Weatherability)

MAKROLON® 15 polycarbonate sheet is a new glazing solution that offers long-term weatherability and is backed by a 15 year performance warranty. It is an excellent choice for glazing applications where there is potential for glass breakage. These applications include schools, public buildings, transportation centers, and in areas where high traffic and vandalism are present.

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MAKROLON® HYGARD Polycarbonate Sheet (Security Glazing)

MAKROLON® HYGARD is a security glazing material. Consisting of multiple layers of polycarbonate or polycarbonate/acrylic with bonding interlayers, these tough, yet lightweight, materials offer proven resistance to physical and ballistic attack. MAKROLON® HYGARD laminates are available in six levels of protection, ranging from containment rated security glazing to UL Level 3 bullet-resistant material capable of withstanding multiple rounds fired from high powered handguns.

All MAKROLON® HYGARD laminated products feature hard coated surfaces for exceptional resistance to abrasion and UV degradation. They come with a limited warranty against coating failure, excessive yellowing, and structural delamination caused by manufacturing defects.

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MAKROLON® Polycarbonate Standard Sizes

SHEET 24"x48" (0.03"-4.0" thick)
48"x96" (0.03"-2.0" thick)
ROD: diameter 0.25"-10.0"
  • Length, width, thickness, and diameter tolerances vary by size and by manufacturer
  • Custom sizes and colors available upon request
  • Many of our plastic materials are available as films with thicknesses of 0.029" or less

MAKROLON® Polycarbonate Grades, Colors, and Textures

  • Grades include:
    • Abrasion resistant
    • Bullet resistant
    • FDA compliant (non UV stabilized)
    • Flame inhibiting
    • Glass filled
    • Sign
    • UV resistant
  • Many colors available
  • Many textures available

NOTE: Several grades of MAKROLON® polycarbonate are available. For additional information on MAKROLON® polycarbonate sheet products, contact your local Curbell Plastics representative or call Curbell at 1-888-558-4881.

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MAKROLON®
(Sheffield Plastics/Bayer)

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Performance Characteristics
  • Outstanding toughness
  • Good optical clarity
  • Strong and stiff
  • Easy to fabricate
  • Thermoforms well after drying
  • Replaces acrylic and PETG in high impact applications
  • UL 94 V-0 flammability rating (0.220" thickness, clear)
  • Brake formable (up to 0.100" thickness)
  • Easy to solvent bond

MAKROLON® polycarbonate sheet for indoor signs and menu boards BRANDS
MAKROLON®
(Sheffield Plastics/Bayer)

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Typical Applications
  • Signs
  • Point-of-purchase displays
  • Product displays
  • Merchandisers
  • Risers
  • Table top displays
  • Exhibits
  • Shelves
  • Fixtures
Typical Properties
UNITS ASTM TEST POLYCARBONATE
Tensile strength psi D-638 9,500
Flexural modulus psi D-790 345,000
Izod impact (notched) ft-lbs/in of notch D-256 12.0-16.0
Heat deflection temperature
@ 264 psi
°F D-648 270
Maximum continuous service temperature in air °F 240
Water absorption (immersion 24 hours) % D-570 0.15
Coefficient of linear thermal expansion in/in/°Fx10-5 D-696 3.8
Length, width, thickness, and diameter tolerances vary by size and by manufacturer. Custom sizes and colors available upon request. Values may vary according to brand name. Please ask your Curbell Plastics representative for more specific information about an individual brand.

IMPACT RESISTANCE
of Polycarbonate compared with Acrylic and PETG
Bar chart - Polycarbonate impact resistance compared with acrylic and PETG


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