Polycarbonate Vs Acrylic Plastic: Which One Is the Best for Your Application?

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Which One Is the Best for Your Application?
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An Overview of Plastic Plastic has gained
popularity over metal and other materials due to
its distinct advantages and price points. Today,
various types of plastics are used for making
daily use, commercial, and industrial products.
Polycarbonate and acrylic are two types of
plastics extensively used for making products
across various industries. Although these two
types of plastic material offer a very different
range of properties, it cannot be denied that
these materials are often considered compared
during design, development and production.
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Polycarbonate and Acrylic- In Terms Of Properties
Polycarbonate
The polycarbonate plastic material offers higher mechanical strength than acrylic.
Polycarbonate sheets can be shaped at room temperature due to higher flexibility than acrylic sheets.
Polycarbonate is non-flammable, therefore can be exposed to high temperatures.
Polycarbonate is lighter than acrylic plastic. Polycarbonate can be formed.
Acrylic
Acrylic offers higher and easier machinability as compared to polycarbonate.
Acrylic can be surface machined and polished to remove scratches or sharp edges.
Acrylic can be bonded or fused due to higher bonding property.
Acrylic offers higher transparency than polycarbonates. Acrylic is easier to form than polycarbonate.
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Polycarbonate and Acrylic- In Terms Of
Application
Polycarbonate
Due to its translucent nature, the polycarbonates are used for manufacturing automotive windshields.
Due to high strength and impact resistance, polycarbonate plastic is used in bullet-resistant glass manufacturing.
Polycarbonate can easily withstand high temperatures, therefore they are used for equipment like solar devices, roofing panels, etc.
Acrylic
Owing to its properties like transparency, coloration compatibility, UV filtration, etc, acrylic is used for accent walls, and windows.
Acrylic is an FDA approved material, therefore it is used in restaurants and medical equipment.
Acrylic is a non-conductive material, therefore is used for manufacturing insulation mats, insulation seals, etc.
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Conclusion Although the list of applications for
polycarbonate and acrylic is endless, it is
important to choose the material for these
applications after considering all the required
properties. Therefore, along with material
properties and application needs, the
availability and compatibility of manufacturing
processes, production parameters, etc also make a
considerable impact on the selection of
polycarbonate vs acrylic for plastic production.
Ehren-Haus has the mechanical capabilities
expertise and experiences to make your need come
alive with either acrylic or polycarbonate. Lets
talk about what the end use will be!
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