Covestro Makrolon Polycarbonate Flat Sheet offer high impact strength

Makrolon Polycarbonate materials give you a balance of beneficial features which include temp resistance, impact resistance and optical properties position polycarbonates between commodity plastic materials and engineering plastics.
Polycarbonate is a very rugged material. Though it has tremendous impact-resistance, it has got lower scratch-resistance and thus a hard coating could be applied to polycarbonate eye protection lenses and polycarbonate exterior motor vehicle components. The characteristics of polycarbonate are comparable to those of common Acrylic materials, except polycarbonate is going to be 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 many different types of glass.
Polycarbonate has 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 must be held at high temperatures, generally above 80 °C (176 °F) in order to make strain- and reduced stress products.
Unlike most thermoplastics, polycarbonate can undergo large deformations without cracking. Hence, it could be processed and formed   cold using standard sheet metal techniques, for instance forming bends on a brake. For even 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 needed, which may not be made from sheet metal. Understand that PMMA/Plexiglas, which is similar in looks to polycarbonate, but is brittle and cannot be bent without heating.
Polycarbonate is often used 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 greater impact-resistance. Several types of lenses are manufactured from polycarbonate, including automotive headlamp lenses, lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, swimming and SCUBA goggles, and safety glasses for use in sporting helmets/masks and police riot gear. Windscreens in small motorized vehicles are normally crafted from polycarbonate, such as for motorcycles, ATVs, golf carts, and small planes and helicopters.

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