About Polycarbonate

1. Property of Heat:

Temperature of Heat deformation: The temperature that causes Polycarbonate panels to deform is 130°C, and the highest temperature for continuous using is about 120°C.
Coefficient of Linear Expansion: Polycarbonate is one of resin which has smaller coefficient of liner expansion.
Conductivity of Heat: There is no big difference between heat conductivity of Polycarbonate and other resin. It’s about 1/4 of Glass, 1/300 of Iron, 1/1000 of Aluminum, 1/12000 of Steel. Polycarbonate is a better material to keep warmth.
Temperature of Embrittlement: For embrittlement, Polycarbonate is lower than normal resin. It’s about -135°C, and the lowest temperature for continuous using is about -30°C.
Combustion: Polycarbonate is one of resin which gets burn not easily. During the process of heating up Polycarbonate, Polycarbonate would not produce toxic gas.

2. Property of Optics:

Weather Ability: When normal Polycarbonate panels are exposed outdoor for a long time, normal Polycarbonate panel become yellowish and crack on the surface. The surface of Polycarbonate panel, made by SUN ASIA, is all coating with Anti-UV material. As the results, the optic property and mechanical property would not have significant changes even under the exposure for a long time.
Diaphaneity: The diaphaneity of 1mm thickness clear Polycarbonate panel is above 85%, and the diaphaneity of 5mm thickness clear Polycarbonate panel is above 80%, similar with glass.

3. Mechanical Property:

Pull Resistance: Polycarbonate panel have better heat resistance. Even under 120°C, the pull resistance is still 350kgf/cm2.
Modulus of Bending Resistance: Polycarbonate panel have better bending resistance. Polycarbonate panel would not break, even if the angle is 80° ~ 90°.

4. Sound Insulation Property:

As the thickness is the same, the sound insulation property of Polycarbonate panels is better than glass under the high frequency.

5. Property of Weight:

At the same dimension, the weight of Polycarbonate board is half of glass. This can help us to save the cost of delivery and haul or construct more easily.

Characteristics	Test Method	Unit	Polycarbonate Hollow Sheet Data	Polycarbonate Solid Sheet Data
lzod Impact Strength (Notched)	ASTM D256	kg • cm/cm (1/4")	15	14.3
Light Transmission	ASTM D1003	% (3mm thick)	88	89
Specific Gravity	ASTM D792	-	1.2	1.2
Coefficient of Linear Expansion	ASTM D696	x10-5 cm/cm/°C	6 ~ 8	6 ~ 8
Service Temperature	-	°C	-40°C ~ +120°C	-40°C ~ +120°C
Thermal Conductivity	ASTM C177	W/m°C	0.2	0.2
Tensile Strength	ASTM D638	kg/cm²	630	630
Flexural Strength	ASTM D790	kg/cm²	920	920
Flexural Modulus	ASTM D790	kg • cm/cm(1/4")	24000	24000
Tensile Stress at Break	ASTM D638	%	110	110
Rockwell Hardness	ASTM D785	M Scale	M-77	M-77
Heat Distortion Temperature	ASTM D648	°C (4.6 Kg/cm², 120°C/hr)	136	136
Flammability	UL 94	-	1.5mm HB	3mm HB

1. Acetic aldehyde	2. Strong acetic acid	3. Acetone	4. Acrylonitrile	5. Ammonia water
6. Ammonium fluoride sat'd	7. Ammonium chloride sat'd	8. Benzene	9. Benzoic acid	10. Benzyl alcohol
11. Brominated calcium nitrate	12. Carbolic acid	13. Carbon disulfide	14. Carbon tetrachloride	15. 5% potassium hydroxide solution
16. 5% sodium hydroxide solution	17. Chlorobenzene	18. Chloroform	19. Lilac	20. Cresol
21. Cyclohexanone	22. Cyclohexene	23. Dimethylformamide	24. Dioxin	25. Ethylamine
26. Ether	27. PVC	28. 2-Ethanolamine	29. 30% formic acid	30. Gasoline
31. Methacrylic acid methyl	32. Nitrobenzene	33. Nucleolus	34. Pyridine	35. Petroleum
36. Benzyl ethanol	37. Phenol	38. Chloroperoxide	39. Phosphorus trichloride	40. Styrene
41. Tetrachloroethane	42. THF	43. Tetralin	44. Thiophenes	45. Toluene
46. 10% trichloroamine	47. Xylene	48. Ammonium hydroxide	49. Chlorohydrocarbon	50. Ketone
51. Methyl-ethyl ketone	52. Dichloromethane	53. Ethylene hydroxide	54. Sodium hydroxide	55. Nitric acid
56. Cement	57. Oil

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