Polycarbonate Resin Panlite® Sheet & Film

Introduction and Features

Polycarbonate resin "Panlite®" sheets and films, which have excellent characteristics such as heat resistance, impact resistance, and high transmittance, are used for automobile parts, electrical and electronic parts, printing nameplates, etc. "Panlite®" sheets are available in various thicknesses, from thin films to thick sheets. You will find products, in our portfolio, which meet your requirements such as pre-hard coated and higher pencil hardness (multi-layered).

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Focus Products

Decorative film

Light guide film

Grade

PC-1152、PC-2152

Characteristics

Polycarbonate films for light guide plates developed for small to medium-sized display

Optical property

High in transmittance and realizes high brightness and superior color reproducibility.
Applicable product range

Applicable to thin-walled and large screen areas for which injection molding is not enough by forming the surfaces.
Mechanical property

High in impact resistance, and easy to handle. Superior in dimension stability and additional workability.
Product lineup
[Product thickness]
PC-2152… 0.125mm to 0.5mm
PC-1152… 0.25mm to 0.55mm
- *For product sizes and other thicknesses, please contact us.
- *Request for thickness of 0.1 mm or less, please download the information of PURE-ACE.

Optical Properties

Physical Properties

Products of light guide grade, PC-1152 and 2152, have the same level of strength and heat resistance as the products of standard grade, PC-1151 and 2151.

Property	Unit	Test method	Measurement conditions	PC-1152 PC-2152 (Light guide grade)	PC-1151 PC-2151 (General grade)
Density	kg/m³	ISO 1183	-	1,200	1,200
Water absorption	％	ISO 62	23°C in water for 24h	0.2	0.2
Total light transmittance	％	ISO 13468-1	0.25mm thick	90.3	90.2
Refractive index	-	ISO489	-	1.585	1.585
Heat deflection temperature	℃	ISO 75-2	Load 1.80MPa	129	129
Coefficient of linear expansion	×10^-4/℃	ISO 11359-2	-	0.7	0.7

*The values in the above table are measured, not guaranteed values

Multi-Layer Sheet

Grade

PC-T101、PC-D101

Characteristics

The multi-layer sheet has the heat resistance, impact resistance, and processability that are the outstanding features of the polycarbonate resin "Panlite®," as well as the excellent surface hardness that is the feature of acrylic.
The multi-layer sheet are suitable for the front panels for in-vehicle displays such as center information displays and LCD meters for automobiles.

Physical Properties

Property			Test method	Unit	PC-T101 (2 types, 3 layers)	PC-D101 (2 types, 2 layers)	PC single layer
Property			Test method	Unit	2.0mm	2.0mm	(Reference)
Optical	Total light transmittance		ISO 13468-1	％	Over 90*	Over 89*	Over 88*
	Haze		JIS K 7136	％	<1.0	<1.0	<1.0
	Retardation (Re) @589nm		KOBRA-WFD	nm	150±70	-	-
	Transmission distortion		In house method	-	〇	〇	〇
Other	Pencil hardness		JIS K 5600	-	2H	2H	2B
	Scratch resistance	Steel wool	100gf ×5 wipes	-	△	△	×
	Scratch resistance	Gauze	100gf ×100 wipes	-	◎	◎	△
	Water contact angle		JIS R 3257	°	81	81	84
	Weatherability		SWOM BP;63℃ with rain (18/120min)500Hr	-	〇	〇	×
	Impact resistance		DuPont method 500g/100mm	-	△	◎	◎
	Surface resistivity		JIS K 6911	Ω	>10¹⁶	>10¹⁶	>10¹⁵

*Measurement results for colorless product

Standard grades
Weather resistant grades

Standard grades

Grade

PC-1151、PC-2151

Characteristics

Impact property

Impact strength approximately 250 times that of glass and approximately 30 times that of acrylic
Heat resistance

Wide actual operating temperature range from approximately -40℃ to 125℃
Transparency

High transparency like glass

Forming processability

Easy processing, such as cutting and hole making
Dimension stability

Superior creep property and less dimensional change even after long-term use
Electric property

Wide temperature range and superior insulation property

Examples of Panlite sheets and films in use

Physical Properties

Property	Unit	Test method	Measurement conditions	Measured value Temperature index
Density	kg/m³	ISO 1183	-	1,200
Water absorption	％	ISO 62	23°C in water for 24h	0.2
Light transmittance	％	ISO 13468-1	1mm thick	90
Refractive index	-	ASTM D542	-	1.585
Heat deflection temperature	℃	ISO 75-1 and ISO 75-2	Load 1.80MPa	129
Heat deflection temperature	℃	ISO 75-1 and ISO 75-2	Load 0.45MPa	142
Coefficient of linear expansion	×10^-4/℃	ISO 11359-2	-	0.7

*The values in the above table are measured, not guaranteed values

Standard Grade List

Standard Plate Size

Grade	Size Width × Length (mm)	Thickness (mm)
Grade	Size Width × Length (mm)	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.8	1.0	1.2	1.5	2.0
PC-1151	915×1,830	-	-	-	〇	-	〇	〇	-	-	-
PC-1151	1,000×2,000	-	-	〇	〇	〇	〇	〇	〇	〇	〇*
PC-2151	1,050×2,000	〇	〇	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*2.0mm×1,050×2,050

Standard Roll Size

Grade	Size	0.125	0.18	0.2	0.25	0.3
PC-2151	Width (mm) Length (M)	1,000× 400M	1,050× 350M	1,050× 300M	1,050× 250M	1,050× 250M

*With masking film on both sides
*Please contact us for sizes other than the above.

Weather Resistant Grades

Grade

PC-1111，PC-1411，PC-1611，PC-1711

Characteristics

A grade with added ultraviolet absorber and superior weather resistance
Products colored in gray, brown, and green are also available.
Suitable for the roofs of construction machinery and motorcycle windshields

Thickness Lineup

Thickness	PC-1111 (Clear)	PC-1411 (Transparent)	PC-1611 (Brown)	PC-1711 (Grey)
2mm	〇	〇	-	-
3mm	〇	〇	〇	〇
4mm	〇	〇	〇	〇
5mm	〇	〇	〇	〇
6mm	〇	-	〇	-
8mm	〇	〇	〇	〇
10mm	〇	〇	-	-

*Please contact us for sizes

Physical Properties

Properties	Unit	Test method	Measurement conditions	Measured value Temperature index
Density	kg/m³	ISO 1183	-	1,200
Water absorption	％	ISO 62	23°C in water for 24h	0.2
Light transmittance	％	ASTM D1003	1mm thick	88
Refractive index	-	ASTM D542	-	1.585
Pencil hardness	-	JIS K 5600	-	2B
Heat deflection temperature	℃	ISO 75-1 and ISO 75-2	Load 1.80MPa	129
Heat deflection temperature	℃	ISO 75-1 and ISO 75-2	Load 0.45MPa	142
Coefficient of linear expansion	×10^-4/℃	ISO 11359-2	-	0.7

*The values in the above table are measured, not guaranteed values

HUD dust cover sheet
Heat bendable pre-hard coated sheet
Multi Layer and hard coat sheet

HUD dust cover sheet

Grade

PC-813A、PC-8H30

Characteristics

Panlite®MR sheets, PC-813A (Single-sided MR) and PC-8H30 (High-retardation, one-sided MR) are polycarbonate sheets optimized for HUD dust-cover.

Surface hardness

Achieve much higher surface hardness compared to conventional hard-coated products.
Transparency

Achieve high transparency suitable for displays.
Durability

Retains performance even if left under high temperature and high humidity for long period.
Chemical resistance

Achieve superior chemical resistance.

Lineup

Based on the current product PC-813A, adding retardation and both side hard coating are available.

Physical Properties

Property	Evaluation item	PC-1151	PC-813A	PC-8H30 (High retardation)
Property	Evaluation item	1.0mm	0.35mm	0.38mm
Transparency	Total light transmittance	89	91.9	91.9
	Haze	-	0.2	-
	Hue value b*	-	0.2	-
Retardation	Re(nm)	-	-	3,000≦
Hardness	Taber hardness (%)	25	5.1	5.0
Hardness	Pencil hardness	2B	B~HB	B~HB
Heat resistance	Appearance (visual)	-	No change	No change
Heat resistance	Adhesion (cross cut)	-	〇	〇
Resistance to moist heat	Appearance (visual)	-	No change	No change
Resistance to moist heat	Adhesion (cross cut)	-	〇	〇
Chemical resistance	Appearance (visual)	-	No change	No change

*The values in the above table are measured, not guaranteed values

[Evaluation conditions]

Transparency:JIS-K7136 and ISO 11664-4 compliant
Retardation:PAM-UHR100 (Measurement wavelength 589nm)
Hardness:Taber hardness JIS-K7204 compliant (CS10F 4.9N 500 spins), Pencil hardness JIS-K5600 compliant (750gf)
Heat resistance:110℃×2,000hr、Adhesion JIS-K5600 compliant
Resistance to moist heat:60℃×95%RH×1,000hr、JIS-K5600 compliant
Chemical resistance:24hr immersion(1% sulfuric acid, 1% NaOH, ethanol, gasoline)

Heat bendable pre-hard coated sheet

Glade

PC-710A

Characteristics

Heat forming

Achieves superior heat forming, and applicable to exquisitely designed shapes
Surface hardness

High surface hardness prevents damage during handling and forming
Weather resistance

High weather resistance (certified according to the FMVSS standard　AS:6/7　M number: 131A　DOT280)

Available thickness

2.0mm～5.0mm

Physical Properties

Property		Test conditions	Unit	PC-710A
Optical properties	Total light transmittance	JIS K7361-1	%	89
Optical properties	Haze	JIS K7136	％	2
Coating performance	Adhesion	JIS K5600-5-6	×/100	100
	Thermal bendability*¹	37%(R60)	-	〇
		4.4%(R50)	-	〇
		5.5%(R40)	-	〇
		7.0%(R30)	-	△
Hardness	Steel wool hardness*²	-	-	2~3
	Pencil hardness	JIS K5600	-	B~HB
	Taber hardness	JIS K7204 (CS10F 4.9N 100 spins)	%	6.6
Durability	Resistance to moist heat	60°C-95%RH 168hr	-	〇
	Weatherability	Xenon 60W/m² BPT70°C 306MJ(1,417hr)	-	△Tt0.1% No abnormal appearance
	Weatherability	S-Xe 180W/m² BPT63°C,18/120min rain 583MJ(900hr)	-	△Tt-1.3% △YI2.4 (900hr)

*1After wrapping the sheet around a dedicated jig, the generation of cracks was checked by the heat treatment at 170℃ for 20 minutes. 　The values in parenthesis in the test conditions represent the bending radius (mm ) when the sheet thickness is 4.0 mm
*25-level evaluation of the degree of scratching when rubbing the surface of the paint film with #0000 steel wool. PC: 1/Acrylic, 2/Melamine, 3/Silicon, 4/Glass: 5
*The above values are measured values and are not guaranteed.

Multi Layer and hard coat sheet

Grade

PC-HA51, PC-JA53

Characteristics

Surface hardness

Using a coextruded sheet of PC resin (impact resistance) and PMMA resin (surface hardness) as base material, the products has extremely high surface hardness while maintaining impact resistance compared to conventional hard-coated PC resin sheets.
Transparency

Achieve high transparency suitable for display covers.

Available thickness

0.5～2.0mm

*Please contact us for sizes.

Physical Properties

Item		Test conditions	Unit	PC-HA51	PC-JA53
Item		Test conditions	Unit	1.0mm	1.0mm
General	Resin composition	-	-	Acrylic/PC	Acrylic/PC
	Hard coat	-	-	Double-sided HC	PC-sided HC
	Thickness	JIS K6735 compliant	mm	1.0	1.0
	Relative density	JIS K7112 compliant	g/㎝³	1.20	1.20
Optical properties	Total light transmittance	JIS K6735 compliant	%	91	91
Optical properties	Haze	JIS K6735 compliant	%	0.2	0.2
Impact resistance	Punching workability	120×180mm punching	-	〇	〇
Impact resistance	Falling ball impact	45.5g 100㎝	-	〇(No crack)	〇(No crack)
Hardness	Pencil hardness	JIS K5600 compliant (750gf)	PMMA side	4H	2H
Hardness	Pencil hardness	JIS K5600 compliant (750gf)	PC side	HB	HB

*The values in the above table are measured, not guaranteed values

Introduction and Features

Focus Products

Grade Lists

Light guide film

Grade

Characteristics

Optical Properties

Physical Properties

Multi-Layer Sheet

Grade

Characteristics

Physical Properties

Standard grades

Grade

Characteristics

Examples of Panlite sheets and films in use

Physical Properties

Standard Grade List

Standard Plate Size

Standard Roll Size

Weather Resistant Grades

Grade

Characteristics

Thickness Lineup

Physical Properties

HUD dust cover sheet

Grade

Characteristics

Lineup

Physical Properties

Heat bendable pre-hard coated sheet

Glade

Characteristics

Available thickness

Physical Properties

Multi Layer and hard coat sheet

Grade

Characteristics

Available thickness

Physical Properties

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