ABS : a terpolymer made from three monomers, acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene. Acrylonitrile and styrene find the child maintenance for chemical resistance, butadiene adds impact resistance and makes the plastic adequate for furniture, computer housings etc.
Acrylic: a highly developed thermoplastic made from acrylic choking or a derivative of acrylic trenchant. Best known as a glass the theater, typically asleep the trade names Perspex, Lucite and Plexiglas.
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Amino plastics: Plastics made from ammonia based compounds, namely urea formaldehyde and melamine formaldehyde.
Bakelite : truly a trade post but frequently used as a generic state for phenol formaldehyde (phenolic).
Cellophane : A Du Pont trade reveal for film made from regenerated wood pulp (cellulose).
Cellulose : The fibrous concern in all forest cells, gone a long chain molecular structure. The most common sources used for making plastics are cotton fibres and wood pulp
Cellulose acetate: A tough thermplastic made from cellulose in the form of cotton linters, treated in the midst of acetic cutting and acetic anhydride. Used for many domestic mouldings such as spectacle frames, toothbrush handles, and as transparent packaging film.
Cellulose acetate butyrate: A thermoplastic made from cellulose treated later acetic and butyric acids. Transparent, opaque or coloured, behind excellent moulding qualities, used where more moisture resistance and dimensional stability than cellulose acetate is required.
Copolymer: A plastic made by polymerizing two monomers, eg styrene and acrylonitrile .
Elastomer: A synthetic plastic subsequent to the athletic properties of rubber.
Epoxy resin: A intensely tough thermosetting resin used as a coating, or reinforced to make mouldings or laminates.
Ester : A compound produced by the response together along in the middle of an acid and an alcohol.
GRP : Glass reinforced polyester, ie polyester resin strengthened by glass fibres, making the resin, which has no strength of its own, into a enormously tensile material. Widely used to construct boats, furniture and cars.
HIPS : High impact polystyrene
LLDPE : Linear low density polyethylene, a late growth type of low density polythene.
Melalmine : Melamine formaldehyde, a thermoset produced by reacting (triaminotriazine) behind formaldehyde. A tough glossy plastic usually strengthened subsequent to a filler of wood pulp.
Monomer: A easy low molecular weight complex. Polymerization connections monomers together to form high molecular weight polymers.
Nylon: Not one material but a society of severely tough and nimble materials called polyamides. Thermoplastic and usually found as fibres or used strong, as gears, zips and more recently as dyed jewellery.
Phenolic: condensed savings account of phenol – formaldehyde. Phenolic is usually reinforced when a filler, but cast phenolic has no filler and can be translucent. It can be easily coloured and is used decoratively for jewellery, radio cabinets and every share of kinds of ornaments.
Polycarbonate : A utterly tough thermoplastic, usually found as a swap for glass, eg: vandal proof telephone kiosks,bullet proof shields, baby bottles and picnicware.
Polyesters : Complex ester compounds which are thermosetting and can be polymerized at room temperature, eg GRP.