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Re: Polycarbonate vs. Aluminum

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Originally Posted by bEdhEd View Post
Another point is that polycarb stands up well to cold bending without too much worry on cracking at the bends after lots of abuse, so all sorts of shapes can be made with it.
I find this statement a little out there given the context of the conversation. Perhaps you care to clarify?

I found a couple sources that confirm these numbers: http://www.usplastic.com/knowledgeba...contentkey=446

Wherein the minimum bend radius for .125in pc is 12.5in, 100x material thickness! I have only heard of teams having success with hot-bending PC, but I would be very interested to see good cold-forming results.
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