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Is there a cost effective plastic /acrylic in manufacture that when used as clear glazing or partition in a vehicle that can meet all EU testing, ie abration strength ect.I Know of a material called Lexan from an American company but this is very costly.

 

[CoryPad]

Lexan[sup]®[/sup] is the GE Plastics trademark for polycarbonate. This is used commonly for applications like yours. Other companies produce polycarbonate - try Calibre[sup]®[/sup] from Dow and Apec[sup]®[/sup], Makrolon[sup]®[/sup] and Makrofol[sup]®[/sup] from Bayer. Websites for these companies are:

http://www.geplastics.com

http://www.dow.com

http://www.bayer.com

Please see FAQ731-376 for tips on how to make the best use of Eng-Tips Fora.

 

[patprimmer]

Acrylic is much better to abrasion than normal polycarbonate, and somewhat less expensive.

It is sometimes known by the trade names, Perspex, Plexiglass, Shinkolite or Oroglass.

It has a brittle type break, which might be a problem.

PC can be had with a treatment to improve it's scratch resistance, but that is even more expensive

Regards
pat