The present invention relates to a process for the production of thermoplastic polycarbonate injection-moulded shaped articles from polycarbonate melt strands, which is characterized in that polycarbonate melt strands are pressed through a circular orifice with a diameter of 1 to 8 mm, preferably 2 to 6 mm, and are then cooled to below their softening point, stretched in a ratio of between 1:1.5 and 1:8, preferably between 1:1.5 and 1:5, between room temperature and the softening point of the resulting polycarbonate strand, and are then granulated, and the resulting polycarbonate granules are processed in a known manner by the injection-moulding process at product temperatures of below 320.degree. C. preferably below 300.degree. C.