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Polycarbonate
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22. Setyembre 2026DK
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Polycarbonate

In 1953 Hermann Schnell at Bayer joined bisphenol A into long chains through carbonate links and got a clear plastic of remarkable toughness. Daniel Fox at General Electric reached the same material independently the same year, and both companies were selling it by around 1960. **US 3,028,365**, "Thermoplastic aromatic polycarbonates and their manufacture", Schnell, Bottenbruch and Krimm, assigned to Bayer, filed 12. October 1954, granted 3. April 1962, claims "a high molecular weight, thermoplastic polycarbonate having a melting point of at least about 135°C", made from bisphenol A among a wider family. **The classic route uses phosgene, a war gas.** You build a drop-weight rig and find the energy that cracks acrylic - then drop the same on polycarbonate.
Baguhan
2 hours

Mga Tagubilin

1

The specimen table

Cut a 300 x 300 mm plywood board and bore a 100 mm hole in its centre with the hole saw. Rest it on two blocks so the hole is open underneath.

Mga materyales para sa hakbang na ito:

Plantsa ng playwudPlantsa ng playwud1 piraso

Mga kailangang kasangkapan:

Lagaring PangkamayLagaring Pangkamay
Set ng hole sawSet ng hole saw
Walang-Kableng BarenaWalang-Kableng Barena
2

The drop tube

Take 2 m of 32 mm PVC pipe. Mark heights from the bottom every 100 mm and drill a 3 mm hole straight through at each mark. A nail through a hole holds the ball; pulling it drops the ball from that height.

Mga materyales para sa hakbang na ito:

Tubong PVCTubong PVC2 metro
Mga pakoMga pako1 piraso

Mga kailangang kasangkapan:

Panukat na TapePanukat na Tape
Set ng paint markerSet ng paint marker
Walang-Kableng BarenaWalang-Kableng Barena
Set ng barena sa kahonSet ng barena sa kahon
3

Stand it plumb

Clamp the tube to a post or bench leg with pipe clamps, its bottom 10 mm above the hole's centre. Check it with the plumb bob in two directions.

Mga kailangang kasangkapan:

Pang-ipit na tuboPang-ipit na tubo
Hulog na pantimbangHulog na pantimbang
4

Clamp a sheet

Cut 150 x 150 mm squares of 3 mm acrylic and 3 mm polycarbonate. Leave the protective film on. Clamp one over the hole at all four corners.

Mga materyales para sa hakbang na ito:

Lapad na AkrilikoLapad na Akriliko1 piraso
Plantsang polikarbonato (malinaw)Plantsang polikarbonato (malinaw)1 piraso

Mga kailangang kasangkapan:

Klamp na hugis-CKlamp na hugis-C
Malinaw na Salaming PangkaligtasanMalinaw na Salaming Pangkaligtasan
5

Climb the ladder

Glasses on. Weigh the 25 mm ball. Drop it from 100 mm, then 200 mm, and so on, on a fresh spot each time, until the acrylic cracks. Record that height. If it survives the top hole, repeat with the 1 kg weight as in the next step.

Mga kailangang kasangkapan:

Bearing na bolang aseroBearing na bolang asero
Tumpak na Digital na TimbanganTumpak na Digital na Timbangan
Malinaw na Salaming PangkaligtasanMalinaw na Salaming Pangkaligtasan
6

Same on polycarbonate

Repeat the whole ladder on polycarbonate. If it survives the top hole, tape the 1 kg weight to a rounded bolt head and drop that from 1.8 m outside the tube, hands clear.

Mga kailangang kasangkapan:

PambigatPambigat
Malinaw na Salaming PangkaligtasanMalinaw na Salaming Pangkaligtasan
7

Energy at failure

Naglo-load ng Jupyter notebook…
8

History & Context

**What the patent specifies:** high-molecular aromatic polycarbonates from dihydroxy compounds such as bisphenol A, melting at 135 °C or more. **Modern build (derived):** extruded clear polycarbonate sheet. It went into safety glasses, riot shields, machine guards, bottles and later CDs. Its limits: it scratches easily, yellows in sunlight without a UV coat, is attacked by some solvents, and bisphenol A leaching from food containers made many makers switch those to other plastics.

Mga Materyales

5

Mga Kinakailangang Kasangkapan

13

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