Monolithic polycarbonate - the use and technical specifications

The modern market is constantly updated with new types of decoration and building materials.One of them is a monolithic polycarbonate, which quickly gained great popularity in both the industrial and private sectors.What is it?

In fact, it is a type of translucent "plastics", which competes with such well-known products as organic glass.It has several names - "continuous", "solid", "cast", "leaf".And it is not in technology, but in the structure of the material.Unlike many "brothers", it is not porous, "mobile" (more on that here).Products manufactured in the form of individual sheets of thickness in the range 1 - 12 mm.

Features material

• Wide range of products.Unlike products mainly consists in their ability to transmit light (transparency).For some types of polycarbonate, it can reach 94%.
• Lightweight.Polycarbonate sheet having a uniform light transmission with traditional glass, weighs about half as much (with identical dimensions).
• Increased mechanical strength.According to this characteristic it is significantly superior to products such as a pane of glass (250 times), the organic (10 times).Monolithic polycarbonate can be attributed to the vandal-proof materials, as individual sheets does not even break a hammer.
• Ease of processing, which greatly simplifies the finishing work - easy to cut, sawed, malleable to the alignment edge.Unlike glass, a well is drilled and glued together, not scattered into fragments when damaged.
• Reduce costs (including, and materials) during the installation.The low weight of sheets of solid polycarbonate can not build the massive base plate designed for heavy glass.And it allows you to save money on many elements of the building structure, first of all, on the foundation.By the way, and the requirements for the characteristics of the soil decreases slightly.
• individual products effectively reflect the infrared and UV rays.
• Refers to non-combustible materials.Under the influence of the thermal fusion process begins, and the fire is only possible at temperatures of about 6000 0C.This polycarbonate practically does not smoke.
• Braves her big swings.It can be operated in the range from -400 0 C to 1200 0 C, which allows to use the material in any latitudes, as well as "hard" industries where the technology provides for operation at high or low temperatures.
  
• resistant to most chemicals.Do not respond to paints, detergents, cleaning and the like compounds.
• perfectly absorbs sound, which has been successfully used in the regeneration of noise insulation coatings.Double glazing does soundproof virtually absolute.
• high insulating properties.For this indicator, solid polycarbonate is 5 times more effective than ordinary glass.
• good ductility in bending, which allows to use the material to mounting structures with a complex configuration: guard booths, arches, decorative awnings and so on.
• Large range of color tones, which significantly increases the range of design solutions.

Solid polycarbonate is suitable for its application to the surface of the engraving, silk-screen printing and the like.

Specific technical characteristics of the product depend largely on the manufacturer, therefore, be considered in more detail (of a numerical expression) makes no sense.

Application solid polycarbonate glazing

• front parts of buildings and structures, various displays, pavilions.
• construction of transparent walls, cubicles payphones and the like.
• Construction roofing, canopies, awnings, transitions, bus shelters, parking cars, aprons w / d stations, and so on.
• To install dormer windows (for example, type "clerestory").
• as structural elements in the construction of greenhouses, greenhouses, winter gardens.
• When installing advertising banners, signage, billboards.
• To reduce the heat loss of buildings and structures.
• Making lampshades lighting.
• Indicators, various signs, including road and.
• Protective products (helmets, shields).

in automotive polycarbonate is used for the manufacture of windscreens, fog lights.

The widespread use of the material found in the arms industry (for example, in the manufacture of optical devices).And it is - not a complete list of all, where you can use the unique properties of solid polycarbonate.

As an example - some average prices for standard size sheets (3.05 x 2.05 m).The cost depends on the thickness and the color of the material (in rubles / m²):

• 1 mm - 314;
• 2 mm (colored / transparent) - 469/447;
• 6 mm - 1408/1341;
• 10 mm - 2347/2235;
• 12 mm - 2816/2682.