pros

• PC offers excellent toughness and impact strength, making it suitable for protective covers, housings, and durable functional parts.
• Clear PC provides high light transmission, making it ideal for lenses, transparent covers, windows, and visual inspection components.
• Compared with ABS, PC performs better under moderate heat, supporting applications that require higher thermal stability.
• PC maintains stable dimensions during machining, helping produce accurate prototypes, enclosures, brackets, and precision plastic components.
• PC provides reliable insulation properties, making it suitable for electronic housings, connectors, switch parts, and electrical protection components.

cons

• PC is generally more expensive than ABS, which may increase costs for prototypes and low-volume production projects.
• Transparent PC surfaces can scratch easily, so polishing, coating, or careful handling may be required for optical parts.
• PC may be affected by certain solvents, cleaners, or chemicals, so the working environment should be checked carefully.
• Improper machining, sharp corners, or chemical exposure may cause stress cracking, especially in transparent or load-bearing parts.
• PC cannot replace metals in high-load structural applications requiring maximum rigidity, wear resistance, or long-term mechanical strength.