Plastics

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  1. 4. Used to coat kitchen worktops. Hard and scratch resistant.
  2. 6. These plastics can not be reshaped when heated.
  3. 7. PP A food safe plastic with good chemical resistance. Used to make furniture, kitchenware and medical equipment.
  4. 8. Can be brittle but is resistant to UV damage. Used for shop signs and car lights.
  5. 9. A durable scratch resistant plastic used for making car interior parts and electrical goods.
  6. 12. Plastic comes from this.
  7. 13. High Impact Polystyrene
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  1. 1. Comes in standard and expanded form. Used for packaging , disposable cups and vacuum formed products.
  2. 2. Can be reshaped when reheated and can be recycled.
  3. 3. PET is commonly used to make them.
  4. 5. A disadvantage of plastics is that they take hundreds of years to...
  5. 7. Has a good chemical resistance and is used to coat wires and make pipes.
  6. 10. You need to make this before vacuum forming.
  7. 11. Urea Formaldehyde is used to make light switches and electrical.....