PC (Polycarbonate)
The PC (polycarbonate) is a technical amorphous thermoplastic material with exceptional resilience, heat resistance, transparency, sterilisability, flame retardant capacity and resistance to discolouration. It is a particular type of carbonic acid polyester produced from the condensation reaction of bisphenol with carbonic acid.
Chemical formula PC: C16 H14 O3
CAS Number PC: 25037-45-0
Chemical Name PC (IUPAC): Poly(oxycarbonyloxy-1,4-phenylene(dimethylmethylene)-1,4-phenylene]
PC commercial names and producers:
- Anjalon (Almaak)
- Calibre (Trinseo)
- Carbotex (Kotec)
- Enduran (Sabic)
- Exatec (Exatec)
- Gebalon (Geba)
- Infino (Lotte)
- Isoclear (Sirmax)
- Jupilon (Mitsubishi)
- Kotec (Kotec)
- Latilon (Lati)
- Lexan (Sabic)
- Lupoy (LG)
- Makrolon (Covestro)
- Megalon (Mega Polymers)
- Nirion (Soredi)
- Novalux (Novalca)
- Novarex (Mitsubishi)
- Panlite (Teijin)
- Polilux (LA/ES)
- Saxalon (Sax Polymers)
- Scantec PC (Polykemi)
- Staren (Lotte)
- Tarflon (Idemitsu)
- Cycoloy (PC/ABS Sabic)
Polycarbonate (PC) Italian distributors:
- BIGLER (Isopak)
- XIFA (Cycoloy, Lexan, Geloy, Xylex, Xenoy)
- Schulman (Schulablend, Ronfalin, QR resin, Polyman, Perflex, Network Polymers, Matrixx, Lucent pc, Ecollent, Diamond, Diamaloy, Accutech, Acculoy, Accuguard, Accucomp)
- Mega Polymers (Bayblend, Cycoloy, Emerge, Pulse, Xantar, Apec, Calibre, Lexan, Makrolon, Panlite, Tarflon, Xantar)
- Tekuma (Infino)
- PolyOne (Apec, Caliber, Edgetek, Emerge, LubriOne, Makrolon, Naxell, Stat-tech, Trilliant,)
- ALBIS (Alcom, Altech, Bayblend, Novodur, Terblend, Terluran)
- Biesterfield (Tarflon, Wonderlite, Lupoy)
- Nexeo (Colorfast, Cycoloy, Electrafil, Lexan, Colorcomp, Lubricomp, Lubriloy, Stat-Kon, Thermocomp, Plaslube, TES)
- RESINEX (Calibre, Emerge, Mablex, Pulse, Sicoklar)
- Ultrapolymers (Latiohm, Latishield, Latistat, Laticonther, Latilub, Luvocom, Sicoklar, Thermocomp, Lexan, Colorcomp, Faradex, Lubricomp, Lubriloy, Stat-Kon, Tritex, Panlite)
- TER Plastics (Infino, TEREZ PC, Xantar)
Main compounds of Polycarbonate:
- PC/ABS (Polycarbonate + Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
- PC/ASA (Polycarbonate + Acrylonitrile Styrene Acrylate)
- PC/PET (Polycarbonate + Polyethylene Tereftalato)
- PC/PBT (Polycarbonate + Polybutadiene Styrene)
- PC/PMMA (Policarbonate + Polymethylmethacrylate)
- PC-GF15 (Polycarbonate + Fibre glass 15%)
Physical and chemical properties:
PC, being an easily workable material through injection moulding and thermoforming, can be used for different applications.
Polycarbonates with a high molecular weight (which imply a limited MFR) possess better mechanical properties, but the workability of such properties proves difficult. For properties of a high resistance, it's advisable to use polycarbonates with limited MFR; on the other hand for an optimal workability, polycarbonates with a high MFR should be used.
The main problems arise from the inferior external hardness and the weak resistance to atmospheric agents and ultraviolet rays, which cause rapid events of photo-sensitive degradation (yellowing). To resolve such problems an external anti-UV treatment is required. Furthermore PC is a hygroscopic material.
PC standard density: 1,20 – 1,22 g/cm3 (ISO 1183)
PC Melting Point Tm: 260-340 °C
PC Glass transition temperature Tg: 147 °C
Polycarbonate application markets
- Electronic components
- Medical
- Telephones
- Automotive componenti
- Construction
Polycarbonate trasformazion technologies
- Injection moulding
- Blow moulding
- Extrusion
- Injection compression moulding
- Thermoforming
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| PC First choice - Virgin | Apec 1897 | granule/pellet | Light grey | 1000 Kg | bags on pallet | 1.70 €/Kg | |
| PC First choice - Virgin | Lexan PK2870 | granule/pellet | Natural / Neutral | 1385 Kg | octabin | 3.00 €/Kg | |
| PC First choice - Virgin | XANTAR 22 SR FD | granule/pellet | Natural / Neutral | 1650 Kg | octabin | 3.00 €/Kg | |
| PC Recycled SRM /Regrinded / Industrial By-Product / Industrial compound | - | regrinded | Transparent | 455 Kg | bigbag 1.000-1.100 kg | 1.29 €/Kg | |
| Polymer PC Apec 1897 | 1000 Kg | 1.70 €/Kg | |
| Polymer PC Lexan PK2870 | 1385 Kg | 3.00 €/Kg | |
| Polymer PC XANTAR 22 SR FD | 1650 Kg | 3.00 €/Kg | |
| Polymer PC | 455 Kg | 1.29 €/Kg | |
Polymer List
Polimeri attualmente disponibili su PlasticFinder Wiki:
- ABS (Acrilonitrile Butadiene Stirene)
- Ecoallene
- HDPE (Polietilene ad alta densità)
- LDPE (Polietilene a bassa densità)
- PA6 (Poliammide 6, nylon 6)
- PA66 (Poliammide 66, nylon 6-6, nylon 6/6 o nylon 6,6)
- PA12 (Poliammide 12, nylon 12)
- PBT (Polibutilene Tereftalato)
- PC (Policarbonato)
- PET (Polietilen Tereftalato)
- PMMA (Polimetilmetacrilato)
- POM (Polimetilmetacrilato)
- PP (Polipropilene - Polipropene)
- PVC (Cloruro di Polivinile)
