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AQA Design and Technology: Product Design > Thermoplastics and Thermosets - Characteristics > Flashcards

Thermoplastics and Thermosets - Characteristics Flashcards

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Acrylonitrile Butadiene (ABS )

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High impact strength. giving good toughness with good strength. scratch-resistant. and durable

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Cellulose Acetate (CA)

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Tough and rigid.lightweight with good and non flammable

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Polyamide (Nylon)

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Hard. tough, resistant to wear with a low coefficient of friction

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PMMA (PolyMethylMethAcrylate) - Acrylic

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Food-safe, tough, hard. durable. easily machined

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Polypropylene (PP)

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Lightweight. food-safe. good impact resistance even at low temperatures. good chemical resistance

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High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS)

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Good impact resistance. good strength and stiffness.

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Polystyrene (PS)

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lightweight. rigid. colourless, low impact strength

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Expanded Polystyrene

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Floats. good sound and heat insulator,lightweight, low strength

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Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

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Low density (lightweight), low stiffness and rigidity, good chemical resistance

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High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

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High density. good stiffness. good chemical resistance

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Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC)

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Good chemical resistance, good resistance to weathering, rigid, hard, tough, can be coloured

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Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC (unplasticised, flexible))

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Good chemical resistance, good resistance to weathering, rigid, hard, tough, can be coloured

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Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

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Moderate chemical resistance

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Polycarbonate (PC)

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Good chemical resistance, expensive material

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Epoxy resins

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High strength when reinforced with fibres (GRP glass-reinforced plastic), good chemical and wear resistance

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Melamine formaldehyde

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Rigid. good strength and hardness. Scratch-resistant, can be coloured

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Polyester resins

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Rigid, brittle, good heat and chemical resistance

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Urea formaldehyde

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Rigid, hard, good strength, brittle, heat-resistant, electrical insulator

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