Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Sheet are clear and tough

Makrolon Polycarbonate materials have a balance of beneficial features which include high temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering materials.
Polycarbonate is definitely a tough material. Though it has extraordinary impact-resistance, it possesses lower scratch-resistance and so a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eye protection lenses and polycarbonate exterior automotive components. The properties associated with polycarbonate are similar those of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA, acrylic), but polycarbonate definitely is 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 it has better light transmission characteristics than many different types of glass.
Polycarbonate carries a glass transition temperature of around 150 °C (302 °F), consequently it softens gradually above this point and flows above about 300°C (572 °F). Tools are required to be held at warm to high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) for making strain- and almost stress free products.
Unlike almost all other thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo dramatic shape changes without cracking or breaking. For this reason, it can be processed and formed   cold using sheet metal techniques, for example forming bends on a brake. Even for sharp angle bends with a tight radius, no heating is generally necessary. This makes it attractive prototyping applications where transparent or electrically non-conductive parts are important, which can not be produced from sheet metal. Note that PMMA/Plexiglas, that is similar in looks to polycarbonate, but it is brittle and cannot be bent at room temperature.

The light weight of polycarbonate, in contrast to glass, has led to advancement of electronic touch screens that replace glass with polycarbonate, for use in mobile and portable devices. Such displays include newer e-ink and some LCD screens, though CRT, plasma screen and other LCD technologies which still do require glass for its higher melting temperature and the ability to be etched in finer detail.
Other miscellaneous items produced from Polycarbonate include durable, lightweight luggage, MP3/digital audio player cases, computer cases, riot shields, instrument panels, and blender jars. Many toys and hobby products are made of polycarbonate parts, e.g. fins, gyro mounts, and flybar locks for use with radio-controlled helicopters.
For use in applications subjected to weathering or UV-radiation, a special surface treatment is needed. This either can be a coating (e.g. for improved abrasion resistance), or perhaps the coextrusion for enhanced weathering resistance.
Bayer Makrolon Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that starts as a solid material in the form of small pellets. In a manufacturing process called injection molding, these small pellets are heated until they melt and become a very thick liquid. The melted liquid polycarbonate is then rapidly pushed into the mold - shaped like the part, compressed under high pressure and cooled to create a finished product , that only takes about a minute to complete.

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