Recently, polycarbonate, a plastic polymer belonging to the class of thermoplastics, is increasingly in demand, a material with increased strength, lightness and aesthetics. There are 2 large areas of polycarbonate application:
- in lighting equipment (polycarbonate sheets used for external (street) lighting, for interior and design lighting)
- in construction, agriculture, interior decoration and advertising (sheet polycarbonate - cellular and monolithic).
Sheet polycarbonate
Cellular polycarbonate consists of two sheets, between which are rigid ribs. Due to these stiffeners, maximum access to materials is achieved, which, given its light weight, makes it as attractive as possible in the construction area. The standard width of the honeycomb sheet is 2 meters 10 centimeters, the length can be 6 or 12 meters. The standard size range includes thicknesses from 4 to 25 mm.
Monolithic polycarbonate does not have internal cells and stiffeners, so it has a greater choice of sizes depending on the thickness of the material from 2 to 50 mm in size 2050x3050 mm.
Advantages of sheet polycarbonate as an excellent building material is its following properties:
Full transparency and light transmission - the level of transparency completely corresponds to the glass.
Sound insulation is an important acoustic advantage over other plastics.
Resistance to weathering.
Lightness is almost twice as light as glass.
Excellent strength (shockproof) qualities - a sheet is almost impossible to break. It is two hundred times stronger than glass.
Easy to assemble - they are easy to work with and assemble.
Simplicity of installation - an easily obtainable shape - can be bent in a cold state along the radius, which makes it possible to impart arched and curved shapes without additional processing.
Simplicity of processing - is subjected to molding (by the method of cold or hot bending), milling, processing with conventional tools for metal, it is also possible to bend at high /
Fire resistance - hard-combustible material, fire certificate (category G2)
The wide operating temperature range - monolithic polycarbonate is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, while maintaining optical and mechanical properties, while other types of polymers under these conditions either break or crack.
The manufacturer's warranty is 10 years, the estimated service life is 25-30 years.
Resistance to hard short-wave ultraviolet radiation (on quality materials - UV protective layer is mandatory!).
Environmental sustainability -plits retain their properties for years (mechanical, optical, physical) even in adverse weather conditions.
Light weight (twice as light as glass).
Sheet polycarbonate can be in a variety of cases, meeting all the requirements for transparent and translucent materials.
In urban construction:
Roof glazing
Covered parking lots and gas stations, car washes.
Noise shields (including on the Ring Road)
Sports facilities, stadiums (from full coverage of the stands, to small partitions and canopies)
Shopping and entertainment complexes, business centers
Cafes and shops
Swimming Pools
Public transport stops
Canopies, awnings
Pedestrian crossings and galleries (including over the Ring Road)
Sound barriers
Children's complexes and grounds
Telephone booths
Protective shields, screens and fences
In country and private construction:
Canopies, canopies, balconies
Fragments of a fixed roof as light transmitting elements or windows
Fences (for noise and dust insulation)
Children's complexes and grounds
Terraces, gazebos, verandas, windows
Swimming Pools
Greenhouses, greenhouses, greenhouses, winter gardens
In industrial construction:
Glazing shops, warehouses
Manufacturing of hull parts of equipment
Antiaircraft (light) lights
In agriculture:
Greenhouses
Industrial greenhouses and greenhouses for year-round use
Winter Gardens
Greenhouses
Glazing of cattle-breeding complexes
In interior design and advertising:
Office and exhibition partitions
Dropped ceilings
Doors
Registration of shop windows, pavilions, stands
Outdoor illuminated advertising
Signboards and volumetric letters
Interior design