Heating Polycarbonate forms holes??
Heating Polycarbonate forms holes??
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Sorry guys but i am not sure where i should post this.
I have a lot of polycarbonate parts with minor scratches so I try to remove the scratch by heating it.
Due to the lack of equipment, i was using a heat gun to heat up the polycarbonate hoping to reach its glass transition temperature. However i discovered that holes were formed instead. May i know what is the reason for this?
I have a lot of polycarbonate parts with minor scratches so I try to remove the scratch by heating it.
Due to the lack of equipment, i was using a heat gun to heat up the polycarbonate hoping to reach its glass transition temperature. However i discovered that holes were formed instead. May i know what is the reason for this?






RE: Heating Polycarbonate forms holes??
flame polishing PC has several problems.
1) PC melt is very viscous so it does not tend to flow to smooth out.
2) PC absorbs water from the air over a reasonably short time. On heating this out gasses and forms bubbles on the surface and the gas also erupts like a mini volcano.
Using a hair dryer also has problems as it is a weak source of heat and the plastic transfers heat through its thickness due to the slow heating, this allows the material to melt all the way through. To flame polish you need to very quickly melt the surface while the matrix is still cold. A naked hot flame is the way to do that, hence the name, flame polishing.
Regards
Pat
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RE: Heating Polycarbonate forms holes??
then use flame to burn the flash.
should repair the mold by welding.
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RE: Heating Polycarbonate forms holes??