How do they make plastic what material is used in the making of plastic.
Hi, Plastics are basically organic chemicals and are compounds of Carbon. It derived its name from it having the property of plasticity, that is malleability, which means it can easily be manipulated into different shapes, unlike metals. Plastics can be made from natural polymers such as rubber and cellulose and most others are synthesized and polymerized (artificially created)such as PVC, from basic chemicals. There are so many different plastics we see in everyday use, such as; Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) - Buckets, tubes, Sachets,Cable s, etc Polystyrene(PS) - Foam, thermocole PolyAmide (PA) (Trade name Nylon)- fibers clothing tooth brush bristles. Neoprene (synthetic Rubber) - used in oil seals ( O-Rings) PolyEthelyne (PE) - Packing materials, Brief Cases, containers Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (trade name Teflon) - coated on frying pans Urea-formaldehyde (UF) - adhesive used for making plywood Melamine formaldehyde (MF) - for making ubreakable crockery (cups and plates) Phenolics (PF) or (phenol formaldehydes) - Formica, laminates on plywood Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) - For precision parts and casings, used in casings of computers and monitors, automotive interiors Basically your home is a museum of plastics and if you are intersted you can experiment with them at home. Good luck
