What is Lexan®?

Lexan® is a brand name for a polycarbonate sheet of plastic. This plastic sheeting is durable, heat resistant, and so impact resistant that "bulletproof" glass is made of Lexan®.

Lexan® offers brilliant optical clarity with a unique combination of properties, which makes it an excellent candidate for safety and security glazing to suit a wide range of applications.

Lexan® features include:

• Extremely high impact resistance

• High resistance to abrasion (scratching)

• High resistance to the effects of weathering

• High resistance to chemicals

• Superior fire performance

• Safe and easy to handle and install

Some of Lexan’s® applications include:

• Aircraft windows

• Ice Hockey “Glass” – Spectator protection surrounding the hockey rink

• Ski goggles

• Machine guards

• Bullet-proof Glass 

• Sound walls

• Motorcycle helmet visors

• Helicopter Windows

• Police riot control vehicles

• Swimming Pool Windows

• Aquariums and Terrariums (including large public aquarium walls and tunnels)

• Lighting lenses, sunglass/eyeglass lenses, safety glasses, automotive headlamp lenses

• Drinking bottles

• Computers: Apple, Inc.’s MacBook, iMac, and Mac mini

• Riot shields, visors

• Instrument panels

Advantage of Lexan® over Acrylic (Plexiglas) ** Plexiglas used by all of Crystal Wall competitors

• Impact/chip resistance is much higher (about 300 times more resistant than glass)

• Less likely to scratch

• Substantially more expensive. (roughly 2 to 3 times)

• Used for more industry applications

• Bulletproof when thick enough.

• More bendable under normal temperatures (0-20°C)

• Easier to work with (cut, less likely to break)

• Better clarity

• Does not yellow over time