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Common uses

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 13:44:11 UTC

Common plastic material used for water bottles and jars of different sizes.

High density polythylene

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 13:50:57 UTC

High density polythylene (HDPE)

Polyethylene terephthalate)

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 13:52:48 UTC

Polyethylene terephthalate
(PETE or PET

Polystyrene

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 13:55:34 UTC

Polystyrene
(styrofoam)

Main features

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 13:56:06 UTC

Easily recyclable.
It is very light weight.
It shows resistance to impact, moisture, alcohols and solvents.

Polyvinyl chloride

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:00:02 UTC

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

Chemical structure

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:01:28 UTC

COMMON USES

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:02:14 UTC

Styrofoam can be more than 95% air and is used as household and appliance insulation, lightweight protective packaging, surfboards, food service, food packaging and much more

Chemical structure

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:03:31 UTC

Chemical structure

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:03:55 UTC

Chemical structure

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:05:37 UTC

Main features

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:07:17 UTC

Heat deflection temperature
Testile strength
Flexural strength
Specific gravity

Common uses

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:08:13 UTC

It offers many possible aplications such as: window frames, water service pipe...

Miscellaneous plastic

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:09:54 UTC

Miscellaneous plastic
(OTHER)

Common uses

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:10:05 UTC

It's usually used to create containers such as milk bottles, juice bottles and others.

Chemical structure

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:11:15 UTC

Low- density polythylene

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:11:30 UTC

Low- density polythylene (LDPE)

Chemical structure

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:12:34 UTC

Main features

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:14:15 UTC

Can be recycled sometimes.
It's very safe.
It can resist very high and very low temperatures.

COMMON USES

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:16:09 UTC

Its used in CD's, baby bottles, first aid kits, tuppers...

Polypropylene

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:16:56 UTC

Polypropylene (PP)

Chemical structure

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:17:28 UTC

Common uses

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:17:32 UTC

Principal uses are: packaging film, trash and grocery bags, cable insulation...

Main features

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:19:25 UTC

They are malleable, low density, waterproof and good insulators

Main features

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:20:55 UTC

Semi-rigid, translucent, very tough, good chemical resistance, low water absorption, low coast...

Common uses

rociocobos2 — 2023-01-18 14:21:42 UTC

It's used to make diapers, syrup bottles and prescription bottles.
When it's recycled it's used to make ice scrapers, rakes and many other durable items.

Main features

paulagarcia431 — 2023-01-18 14:21:46 UTC

It has an excellent chemical resistance, high purity, low water absorption and good electrical insulation properties. And also, PP is lightweight and can be welded.

Main features

irenede771 — 2023-01-18 14:23:45 UTC

Less rigid, high impact strength, lower temperature ressistance, less resistance to chemicals, usually has lower ultimate tensile strength