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• Foams (table)
  ...oral]], [[wood]], [[pumice|pumice stone]], marshmallows, [[latex foam|foam rubber]], [[Styrofoam|Styrofoam®]], and many other synthetic polymers. Foams can ...ensity, lighter weight structures with increased mechanical properties. In general, the properties of a foam correlate to the shape and structure of their por
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• Polyester resin
  [[media:download_file_285.pdf|General Characteristics of Polymers]] * M.Kaufman, ''The First Century of Plastics'', The Plastics and Rubber Institute, London, 1963
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• Neoprene
  ...ized with metal oxides rather than sulfur which makes it less elastic than rubber, but more resistant to chemicals, heat, and light. It is also resistant to |Neoprene 671A|| 59||general purpose ||[[http://13.58.24.27/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LD671A-Tech-Data-
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• Polyurethane
  ...ex]] or elastane. Spandex has elastic characteristics similar to [[natural rubber]]. Since the 1980s, water-blown flexible polyurethane foams were made for s [[media:download_file_296.pdf|General Characteristics of Polymers]]
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• Polyethylene
  ...8.</ref>. HDPE tends to have a longer lifespan than LDPE <ref name=T/>. In general, polyethylenes are translucent waxy polymers with good impact strength that [[media:download_file_369.pdf|General Characteristics of Polymers]]
  7 KB (969 words) - 10:27, 8 November 2023
• Foamboards (table)
  | Evasote, Sponge Aero Rubber In general, foamboards cannot be recycled, just reused. This is because they are comp
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• Polyvinyl chloride
  ...has been used for gramophone records. Heavily plasticized PVC is used as a rubber substitute for thin sheeting, wire coverings, gaskets, tubing, raincoats, s [[media:download_file_362.pdf|General Characteristics of Polymers]]
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• Glazing comparison
  ...hermoplastic sheet that may be used as a replacement for window glass. In general, the polymers are stronger than glass, block more UV light, and are lighter * Liquid silicone rubber (LSR): a thermoset elastomer with high clarity
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• Cellulose nitrate
  [[media:download_file_333.pdf|General Characteristics of Polymers]] * M.Kaufman, ''The First Century of Plastics'', The Plastics and Rubber Institute, London, 1963
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• Titanium dioxide
  ...lorants and opacifiers in paints, pastels, inks, enamels, ceramics, glass, rubber and plastics; fillers and coatings in book, fine and photographic paper; an ...xide (due to higher cost, somewhat unreliable color, limited supplies, and general inertia); however, during the 1920s many countries introduced laws to restr
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