Flashcards
Plastics
Cards in this deck (7)
- 1Name the types of plastics that can be used in vacuum forming?Acrylic
Polystyrene
PVC - 2a) What plastic is used for blow moulding? b) What products are made by blow moulding?a) LDPE
b) plastic bottles - 3What does/is HDPE... a) stand for? b) used for?a) High Density Polythene
b) Tubing and household appliances - 4What is the difference between thermoset and thermoplastics?Thermoset - cannot be reheated and reshaped
Thermoplastic - Can be reshaped by heating over and over again. - 5What are the advantages of Polypropylene (PP)?Lightweight
Rigid
Low moisture absorbtion - 6What is polystyrene used for?CD cases, egg cartons, fast food boxes, cups etc
- 7What printing process can be directly printed onto plastic?Screen printing