polymer based sheet and film Flashcards
foam board properties
two outer layers of card with a foam middle core
foam board uses
mood board backing, presentation boards, modelling
fluted PP sheet properties
extruded sheet with internal corrugations or ‘flutes’
lightweight and easily bent along ‘flutes’
fluted PP sheet uses
signs (sale boards estate agents, construction site signs)
storage box construction
portfolio cases
small models
translucent PP sheets properties
tough polymer sheet that can be folded many times as it is virtually impossible to tear,
water resistant
translucent PP sheet uses
Packaging products
folders
boxes
Styrofoam properties
dense closed-cell foam that can be cut, shaped and sanded with standard workshop tools
styrofoam uses
product modelling
insulation
LDPE sheet properties
tough
available in thin sheet form transparent
good chemical resistance
flexible
LDPE sheet uses
food wrapping (cling film)
air pillow packaging
bubble wrap
carrier bags
plastazote foam properties
closed cell foam
tough
flexible
good impact resistance
impermeable to liquids
plasazote foam uses
swimming floats
gym expertise mats
stage props
sound and pipe insulation
cellulose acetate properties
transparent
tough
naturally biodegrades
cellulose acetate uses
packaging film
membranes
photographic film
polylactide properties
transparent
tough
naturally biodegrades
