Ballistic Performance of Polycarbonate/Polyester and Polycarbonate/Styrene-Acrylonitrile microlayer Sheets

摘要

Extruded microlayer sheets of polycarbonate/polyester (PC/PCTG) and polycarbonate/ styrene-acrylonitrile (PC/SAN) were tested for ballistic performance and chemical resistance. Composition of the microlayer sheets ranged from 60 to 100 percent polycarbonate. The number of layers in the approximately one-eighth inch thick sheets ranged from one for the blend control samples to 3713 layers in the PC/PCTG sheets. The normalized ballistic test results showed that some samples performed as well as and slightly better than injection molded polycarbonate samples. The failure mechanism was affected by the composition and the number of layers. Increasing composition of polycarbonate and number of layers decreased the percent of brittle failures. Immersion studies showed that the PC/PCTG microlayer sheets were attacked by diethylene triamine and xylene but slower than polycarbonate by itself. The diethylene triamine drop testing demonstrated that the microlayer sheets were attacked but the PC/SAN sheets showed the least effect. Ballistics, Ballistic testing, Chemical resistance, Polycarbonate, Eye protection, Areal density, Scratch resistant plastics.