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Plastics (polymers) - Coggle Diagram
Plastics (polymers)
Thermoplastics
Can be reheated and reset (as molecular structure is different. But reforming many times will result in degration of desireable properties
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PP (polypropylene)
Versatile, flexible without breaking, can withstand variable temperatures, cuts easily with knifes, laser cutters, scores/bends well too
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Cheap and useful, but bad for the environment and unsustainable because...
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Although some is recycled, it will eventually end in landfill (helps, but not solution)
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Thermosets
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UF (Urea formaldehyde)
Good insulator, hard, brittle, used for electrical fittings as won't melt
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Epoxy resin
Used as adhesive for many materials - very strong, expensive
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Melamine formaldehyde
Scratch, water and stain resistant, used for tables, kitchen tops, etc.
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