What is PC - Polycarbonate ?

What is Polycarbonate?

          Polycarbonate plastic is a lightweight, high-performance plastic found in commonly used items such as automobiles, cell phones, computers and other business equipment, sporting goods, consumer electronics, household appliances, CDs, DVDs, food storage containers and bottles. The tough, durable, shatter- and heat-resistant material is ideal for a myriad of applications and is found in thousands of every day products.

          Polycarbonate's versatility makes it excellent for creating functional, as well as aesthetically pleasing products. It can be easily moulded and dyed in hundreds of colours - for products from car mirror housings to mobile phone coverings to microwaveable containers, and can also be perfectly transparent, making it ideal for use in eyeglasses

Structure of Polycarbonate

          Polycarbonates received their name because they are polymers containing carbonate groups (-O-(C=O)-O-). Most polycarbonates of commercial interest are derived from rigid monomers, and the mechanical properties. Their interesting features (temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties) position them between commodity plastics and engineering plastics.

The Advantage of Polycarbonate Plastics

          Plastic is a media that is widely used by everyone for different purposes. For wrapping food or household materials such as glasses, plates, spoons, forks, bottles, etc.; medical equipment such as syringes, infusion bottles, glasses, etc.; equipment automotive. The various features of high temperature resistant plastic such as, scratches or impact resistant, optical properties, as well as a hard polycarbonate properties, is stable in dimensions, so widely made use of transparent plastic, so make every day people will be met with plastic.

          The properties of plastic are strong, lightweight and easy to set up and very easy to be processed, this is a point that makes use of more plastic. Polycarbonate plastic raw material is made from compound Bisphenol A (BPA). Properties of polycarbonate plastics are very light with dimensional stability, optical clarity, and heat resistance and very good as an electrical insulator. Manufacture of plastic that is easy enough with polycarbonate heat until melted and then poured into molds.

          Why does plastic is more uses? In terms of business usage of plastic will lower production costs because the plastic is relatively cheaper than other materials, for example a plate that is in use as an eating utensil, with the replacement of materials from glass to plastic materials, will reduce production costs so that prices plastic plates will sell cheaper, besides that nature is not easily broken plastic, making the dish will be more durable.