Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate Flat Sheet offer high impact strength

Makrolon Polycarbonate products have a unique balance of beneficial features including temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates in between commodity plastic materials and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is a very rugged material. Although it has tremendous impact-resistance, it has got minimal scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eyewear as well as polycarbonate exterior motor vehicle equipment. The properties of polycarbonate tend to be along the lines of those of Acrylic PMMA materials, yet , polycarbonate is undoubtedly 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 carries a glass transition temperature of around 150 °C (302 °F), as a result it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools need to be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) in order to make strain- and stress-free products.
Unlike most thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo large deformations without cracking or breaking. For that reason, it is sometimes processed and formed   without needing to be heated using sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends with a brake. For even sharp angle bends having a tight radius, no heating is usually necessary. This makes it attractive prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are needed, which cannot be made from sheet metal. Please keep in mind PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in appearance to polycarbonate, but is brittle and cannot be bent at room temperature.
Polycarbonate is commonly found in eye protection, as well as in other projectile-resistant see through or lighting applications that would normally indicate the use of glass, but require much higher impact-resistance. Many kinds of lenses are made of polycarbonate, including automotive headlamp lenses, lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, swimming and SCUBA goggles, and safety goggles for use in sporting helmets/masks and police riot gear. Windscreens in small motorized vehicles are commonly manufactured from polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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