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Just about everything. Look around you. If it is man-made and you are not absolutely sure that it is metal, wood/paper, or glass/ceramic, then it is probably plastic. This includes many things that look like wetal, wood, or paper, and includes synthetic fabrics(cloth) Sitting here typing, there is nothing within my reach that is not mostly or all plastic except me, my cotton t-shirt, my wood desk (plastic coated), the case and connectors on my computer, the glass screen on the monitor, various metal screws and the metal tip on my pen.
Amazingly, this is all new in the last 40 or so years. At the end of the 50's, about the only plastic in a home was nylon stockings and vinyl records. Milk came in glass or waxed cardboard. Cars were made of metal, tables were made of wood, cloths were made of cotton and wool, toys were made of metal and wood, and computers were made of . . . well they used glass tubes and weren't in homes.
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Is HIPS plastic thermosetting?
No, HIPS (High-Impact Polystyrene) is a thermoplastic, not a thermosetting plastic. Thermoplastics can be melted and reshaped multiple times, while thermosetting plastics undergo a chemical reaction during curing that makes them rigid and non-meltable.
Is polyester thermoplastic or thermosetting?
Polyester resin is a thermosetting resin, generally a copolymer
Is a helmet thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic?
A helmet is typically made from thermoplastic material, which can be reheated and reshaped. Thermosetting plastic, once molded, cannot be reheated and reshaped.
Name two plastic groups related to heat and moulding plastics?
Two common plastic groups used for heat and moulding plastics are thermoplastics, which can be melted and remoulded multiple times through heating and cooling processes, and thermosetting plastics, which undergo a chemical change during moulding and cannot be remelted or reshaped after the initial moulding process.
Is urea formaldehyde thermoset or thermoplastic?
Thermosetting
What can you make out of non thermoplastic?
Many things are made out of "Non Thermoplastics", which are called Thermosetting Polymers. Basically there are two kinds of Plastics: Thermoplastic, which are heated and injected under pressure into molds to create new items. These are plastics that get soft when heated. And Thermosetting Polymers that are resins that are either combined with a substrate or used alone, then poured into a mold, then subjected to heat and pressure to create items or sheets. These are plastics that get hard when heated. Things that are made from Thermosetting Polymers (Non thermoplastic): sheets of fiberglass and phenolic out of which circuit board found in computers are made from, knobs, wheels, etc.
What are the 2 types of plastic?
The 2 types of plastics are thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers.( :
What are advantages of thermoplastic?
Thermoplastic plastics melt when heated and therefore can be easily molded and recycled. In comparison, Thermoset plastics utilize a chemical reaction to cure and irreversibly set.
What is the opposite of thermosetting plastics?
the opposite to thermosetting plastic is thermoplastic
Name 5 different plastics and what they are used for?
thermoplastic,polyethylene,acrilic
Pvc is a thermoplastic give the main advantage of thermoplastics?
Thermoplastic plastics melt when heated and therefore can be easily molded and recycled. In comparison, Thermoset plastics utilize a chemical reaction to cure and irreversibly set.
What two families of plastic are there?
thermoplastic plastics (recyclable)thermosetting plastics (non-recyclable)
What are the two main plastics?
thermosettings and thermoplastics. A thermoplastic can be remelted and reused, a thermoset cannot.
What is thermoplastic used for?
I believe that thermoplastics are used because they can be melted down again. This means they are are often used for things like bottles because they can be recycled easily compared to other plastics which cannot be remoulded. Hope this helps.
Why is bottles made out of thermoplastic?
thermoplastic
What are the windows of an airplane called?
LEXANLexan is a registered trademark for SABIC Innovative Plastics' (formerly General Electric Plastics) brand of polycarbonate resin thermoplastic
Examples of things made out of thermoplastic?
polypropylene, urethane
