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Performance Characteristics |
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Typical Properties |
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Makrolon®
Sustanat®
TECANAT™
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Overview
POLYCARBONATE is a transparent thermoplastic material with good strength and stiffness and outstanding impact resistance.
Polycarbonate thermoforms well, is easy to paint, and bonds well using solvents or adhesives.
Polycarbonate's toughness and optical clarity make it ideal for a wide variety of applications including:
Machine guards
Indoor and outdoor signs
Architectural glazing
Face shields
Skylights
Card racks
Table tents
Point-of-purchase displays
Polycarbonate rod and plate are easy to machine and have excellent dimensional stability. Machine grade polycarbonate is used for numerous applications including electrical components, manifolds, site glasses, and semiconductor machinery parts.
MAKROLON® AR Polycarbonate Sheet
MAKROLON® AR is polycarbonate sheet with a transparent hard coat finish, which provides the material with enhanced weatherability, chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance. It is often used for glazing applications in high traffic areas such as bus shelters.
MAKROLON Hygard® BR Polycarbonate Sheet
MAKROLON Hygard® laminates are bullet-resistant sheet materials consisting of layers of polycarbonate or polycarbonate and acrylic with bonding interlayers. MAKROLON Hygard® is used for security glazing applications including police stations and detention centers. The material is available in a variety of configurations depending on the level of protection required.
MAKROLON® SL Polycarbonate Sheet
MAKROLON® SL polycarbonate sheet has enhanced UV resistance as well as exceptional weatherability and superior impact strength. MAKROLON SL combines the impact protection of MAKROLON polycarbonate sheet with enhanced UV protection. SL sheet also has the design and structural advantage of thermoformability.
MAKROLON® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet
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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Polycarbonate Standard Sizes
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24"x48" (0.03"-4.0" thick)
48"x96" (0.03"-2.0" thick)
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| 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
Polycarbonate Grades, Colors, and Textures
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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 polycarbonate are available. For additional information on polycarbonate plastic materials, contact your local Curbell Plastics representative
or call Curbell at 1-888-287-2355.
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BRANDS
Makrolon®
Sustanat®
TECANAT™
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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
- Glass filled grades for enhanced strength and stiffness
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Typical Properties
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ASTM TEST |
POLYCARBONATE |
POLYCARBONATE
20% GLASS-FILLED |
| Tensile strength |
psi |
D-638 |
9,500 |
16,000 |
| Flexural modulus |
psi |
D-790 |
345,000 |
800,000 |
| Izod impact (notched) |
ft-lbs/in of notch |
D-256 |
12.0-16.0 |
2.0 |
Heat deflection temperature
@ 264 psi |
°F |
D-648 |
270 |
295 |
| Maximum continuous service temperature in air |
°F |
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240 |
248 |
| Water absorption (immersion 24 hours) |
% |
D-570 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
| Coefficient of linear thermal expansion |
in/in/°Fx10-5 |
D-696 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
| Values may vary according to brand name. Please ask your Curbell Plastics representative for more specific information about an individual brand. |
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CONTINUOUS SERVICE TEMP IN AIR |
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of Polycarbonate compared with Acrylic |
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