PC material characteristics of prototyping

In order to make some transparent prototypes, we need to use some transparent materials. The common transparent material PMMA is a relatively brittle and toughness is very poor. Its resistance to impact is very poor. Is there one material both can achieve transparent effect and not as brittle as glass? That is the PC material. PC material is the main component of polycarbonate, is a surface attached to some ultraviolet absorbent, can maintain a long time does not fade and transparent effect. The co-extrusion technology is adopted to ensure the high quality requirements of materials.

The light transmittance of PC material has been almost the same as the light transmittance of glass, which can be as high as about 90 percent. In addition, to ensure that the use of the material made of products can be durable light, can be in the outer layer of the plate to do a layer of UV varnish treatment. After this treatment, even if it is exposed to the sun all the year round, it will not become yellow. Even after 10 years, the transmittance can still maintain more than 95% of the original.

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