polycarbonate good?

kibbler · 04-10-2002, 11:54 AM

Is polycarbonate a good material to work with, in terms of cement-ability, durability, tensile strength, etc? SHould be fairly impact resistent, considering it's used for shooting glasses and such. Any suggestions?

Avatar28 · 04-10-2002, 02:24 PM

It's more impact resistant, but not as stiff as acrylic. It's also slightly more prone to scratching unless it's got a scratch resistant coating on it (which SERIOUSLY bumps up the price).

ondaedg · 04-10-2002, 05:33 PM

poly carbonate is a stronger material than acrylic. It is less brittle and easier to drill and cut. It is more expensive and scratch prone. Abrasion resistant poly carbonate is approximately 1.5-3 times more expensive than regular poly carbonate. I get mine from a local plastics company and surplus store. Look up in your phone book "plastics" in the yellow pages. Call a plastics company and ask them if they have any scrap abrasion-resistant poly carbonate. That is the cheapest way to get it. I would use nothing less than 1/4in polycarbonate due to its inherent flexibility.3/8 in is strong and 1/2 in is very strong. www.McMastercarr.com sells both poly carbonate and acrylic and so does www.usplastic.com

Brad · 04-11-2002, 02:12 AM

it will work fine, but easiest is to buy a window kit from a case modding store, in lexan (lexan = polycarbonate)

ondaedg · 04-11-2002, 05:17 AM

Brad, I don't think he is doing a case window if he is concerned with tensile strength =]

kibbler · 04-11-2002, 07:57 AM

Actually, I was considering polycarbonate for an airtrap

I'm air-cooled now, whee!

ondaedg · 04-11-2002, 03:24 PM

I am not sure if poly carbonate comes in a cone shape. It probably does, but i haven't seen it. I am currently loooooooking on mcmastercarr to see if they do. Yep! A wide variety of sizes to choose from. I dunno if it would improve your situation any more than using acrylic. Its' biggest benefit is workability that is for sure.

04-10-2002, 11:54 AM	#1
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	polycarbonate good? Is polycarbonate a good material to work with, in terms of cement-ability, durability, tensile strength, etc? SHould be fairly impact resistent, considering it's used for shooting glasses and such. Any suggestions?

04-10-2002, 05:33 PM	#3
ondaedg Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 130	poly carbonate is a stronger material than acrylic. It is less brittle and easier to drill and cut. It is more expensive and scratch prone. Abrasion resistant poly carbonate is approximately 1.5-3 times more expensive than regular poly carbonate. I get mine from a local plastics company and surplus store. Look up in your phone book "plastics" in the yellow pages. Call a plastics company and ask them if they have any scrap abrasion-resistant poly carbonate. That is the cheapest way to get it. I would use nothing less than 1/4in polycarbonate due to its inherent flexibility.3/8 in is strong and 1/2 in is very strong. www.McMastercarr.com sells both poly carbonate and acrylic and so does www.usplastic.com __________________ ondaedg@procooling.com

04-11-2002, 02:12 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	it will work fine, but easiest is to buy a window kit from a case modding store, in lexan (lexan = polycarbonate) __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-11-2002, 05:17 AM	#5
ondaedg Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 130	Brad, I don't think he is doing a case window if he is concerned with tensile strength =] __________________ ondaedg@procooling.com

04-11-2002, 03:24 PM	#7
ondaedg Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 130	I am not sure if poly carbonate comes in a cone shape. It probably does, but i haven't seen it. I am currently loooooooking on mcmastercarr to see if they do. Yep! A wide variety of sizes to choose from. I dunno if it would improve your situation any more than using acrylic. Its' biggest benefit is workability that is for sure. __________________ ondaedg@procooling.com

04-10-2002, 02:24 PM	#2
Avatar28 Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 47	It's more impact resistant, but not as stiff as acrylic. It's also slightly more prone to scratching unless it's got a scratch resistant coating on it (which SERIOUSLY bumps up the price).

04-11-2002, 07:57 AM	#6
kibbler Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	Actually, I was considering polycarbonate for an airtrap I'm air-cooled now, whee!

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