Pros And Cons Of Polycarbonate Sheets - Tuflite Polymers

Polycarbonate sheets in India have become a very popularly admired material that is being used excessively by architects and designers to build roofs for a variety of residential and commercial buildings and structures. Some of the most popular applications of polycarbonates include greenhouses, conservatories, airports, street coverings, carport roofs, patios, and awnings. They are also popularly used as indoor partitions between roofs.

Earlier, it was glass that was used in all such structures and applications, but ever since the advantages of polycarbonate have come to be known, the latter has replaced glass to a huge extent! Polycarbonate is stronger and more durable than glass, while being lighter and more flexible than it; thus making it a material comparatively more easier to work with. However, not one material in this world exists without certain drawbacks. Although polycarbonate comes with a large number of benefits, it also carries certain drawbacks. Let us take a look at all the pros and cons of this material so that you can be in a better position to decide as to whether you want to use polycarbonate for your next structure, or another alternative.

Advantages of polycarbonates 

Polycarbonate is a strong material that has an impact resistance that is 200 times that of glass! This makes the material strong against even the harshest of climates and other elements like heavy rains, storms, hail, stone pelting, falling branches, etc.

Polycarbonate is almost impossible to break.



Polycarbonate is available in a wide range of options. Firstly, it is available as completely transparent when complete transparency is what you need. And, it is also available in a wide range of colours to match or complement the rest of the structure, while reducing the impact of the sun. Printed and textured polycarbonates are also available for an appealing visual appeal, while managing the amount of sunlight you wish to bring into the structure. In addition, polycarbonate is available in different thicknesses and types too, to suit your application.



Polycarbonate is very light in weight, almost half the weight of glass. And, it is also flexible. This combination of lightweight and flexibility, along with the property of high impact resistance, makes it very easy to carry and transport polycarbonate sheets.



Polycarbonate is very easy to work with. Along with the flexibility it offers for moulding and shaping, and the ease of transportation it brings with its lightweight structure, it can also be very easily cut and drilled with the simplest of tools. All in all, a polycarbonate roof or structure can be easily cut and built as a DIY project!



Polycarbonate has great heat insulation. It keeps the environment within the structure warm during winters and cool during summers; thus offering a balanced atmosphere, without the need of additional heating or cooling appliances; thus reducing expenses.



Polycarbonate also offers great sound insulation; one of the reasons why it is used so popularly as indoor partitions, especially in offices, where complete visibility is required along with the privacy of sound.



One of the greatest advantages of polycarbonate is that in spite of it offering maximum sunlight indoors, it never brings in the harmful UV radiations of the sun.

Polycarbonate sheets come with a special UV coating which allows only good amount of sun rays into the structure, while keeping the harmful UV rays out. This is the main reason why polycarbonate is considered the best choice for building greenhouses.

Disadvantages of polycarbonates 

Polycarbonates require very high processing temperatures, which makes it a little costlier to manufacture the material.



Polycarbonates are generally not scratch resistant. So, even though they won’t break with even the strongest impact, they may scratch. However, if you put in a little extra to the cost, you can have a special anti-scratch coating applied to the sheet to make it resistant against scratches, after which you won’t have to worry anymore.

Conclusion As you can see, the only drawback that you can have with polycarbonates is the price. The material is available at a costlier price than other similar materials. Also, in case you want a scratch resistant material, you will have to pay a little for an extra finish. However, when you compare this one disadvantage of polycarbonate against the multitude of advantages it

offers, you won’t see the material as costly. Instead, in better terms, you would say that polycarbonate is in fact, cost-effective. When you get so much better, why would you hesitate to pay a little more? Hence, purchasing polycarbonate sheets in India for your next assignment is definitely a wise decision. And, when you plan to purchase from Tuflite Polymers, your decision will be even wiser!