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Product design: A level
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- 1ABS ThermoplasticCharacteristics: high impact strength, giving good toughness with good strength, scratch resistant, lightweight and durable.
Common uses: kitchen products, mobile phone cases, PC monitor cases, safety helmets, toys, some car parts and domestic telephones. - 2CA ThermoplasticCharacteristics: tough and rigid, lightweight with good strength, transparent and non flammable.
Common uses: photographic film, handles for cutlery, cupboard door knobs, frames for glasses. - 3Nylon ThermoplasticCharacteristics: hard, tough, resistant to wear with a low coefficient of friction.
Common uses: bearings, gears, curtain rail fittings and clothing. - 4PMMA (acrylic) ThermoplasticCharacteristics: food-safe, tough, hard, durable, easily machined.
Common uses: light units, illuminated signs, lenses for car lights. - 5PP ThermoplasticCharacteristics: lightweight, food-safe, good impact resistance even at low temperatures, good chemical resistance.
Common uses: kitchen products (food containers), medical equipment, string and rope. - 6HIPS ThermoplasticCharacteristics: good impact resistance, good strength and stiffness, lightweight.
Common uses: toys and refrigerator linings. - 7PS (polystyrene) ThermoplasticCharacteristics: lightweight, rigid, colourless, low impact strength.
Common uses: packaging, disposable cups/ plates and containers. - 8PS (expanded polystyrene) ThermoplasticCharacteristic: floats, good sound and heat insulator, lightweight, low strength.
Common uses: packaging, disposable cups, sound and heat insulation.
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- Flashcards on Product design: A level, created by Amy Anderson on 10/05/2014.
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