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door Pablo Dos Santos González 1 jaar geleden

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PLASTIC MATERIALS

Plastics encompass a wide range of materials with diverse properties and applications. These materials can be classified into natural and synthetic categories, each possessing unique characteristics such as impermeability, physical resistance, and recyclability.

PLASTIC MATERIALS

PLASTIC MATERIALS

MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES

CUTTING
utility knife
HACKSAW
Scissors
DRAWING MARKS AND LINES
MEASURING
Protactor
ruler
measuring tape
Carpenter´s square
measuring-marking-cutting-drilling-filling and sanding-joining

PLASTIC FORMING TECHNIQUES

MOULDING
Compression moulding
Injection moulding
Blow moulding
VACUUM FORMING
The sheet is cooled and removed from the mould
The air under the sheet is sucked out to create a vacuum.
The sheet of plastic is heated until it becomes soft
A sheet of thermoplastic material is placed over a mould.
CALENDARING
In the calendering process, thermoplastic material is passed betwween rollers to make thin sheets.
EXTRUSION
When the plastic leaves the machine, it is hardened in a bath of cool water
Inside the cylinder, there is a screw that turns and pushes and pushes the plastic out through a die.
Thermoplastic material, usually in the form of pallets, is added to an extursion machine
Various techniques can be used to form plastic products, but the most important ones are extrusion, calendaring, vacuum forming and moulding
Plastics products are typically made from powder, pallets, or resins.

THE CLASSIFICASTION OF PLASTICS

Industrial plastics
Nylon
Cellophane
Teflon
Methacrylate
Polystryrene

Expanded

Moulded

Polypropylene
low-density polyethylene
Polyvinyl chloride
High-density polyethylene
Polyethylene terephthalate
CLASSIFICATION BY INTERNAL STRUCTURE
Elastomers
Thermosetting plastics
Thermoplastics
PROPERTIES OF PLASTICS
Energy recovery

biodegradable plastic

Non-biodegradable plastic

recyclable

mechanical recycling

Chemical recycling

Impermeable
light
Malleable because they can be pressed into the sheets
Ductible because they can be pulled to make theads
good electrical, thermal and acoustic insulators
Physically resistant
THE TRANSFORMATION OF PLASTICS
Chemical additives can aslso be used, such as plasticizers which increase the flexibility and the resistance of the final product.
During the manufacturing process, fillers may be added to reduce the cost of production and enhance certain properties of the raw materials
THE ORIGIN OF PLASTICS
SYNTHETIC PLASTICS
NATURAL PLASTICS
Consists of long chains of molecules, mostly made of the element carbon