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    Plastics are synthetic polymers with versatile properties including durability, lightweight properties, and resistance to chemicals and molding. They can be classified as either synthetic, derived from petrochemicals, or natural, sourced from plants. The polymerization process bonds monomers into long molecular chains, through initiation, propagation, and termination steps, creating the varied structures of plastics. Elements like plasticizers, stabilizers and colorants can be added to enhance flexibility, prevent degradation and provide desired colors and properties. Thermoplastics can be remelted and reshaped, thermosets are rigid once set, and elastomers exhibit rubber-like elasticity.

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    Plastics are synthetic polymers with versatile properties including durability, lightweight properties, and resistance to chemicals and molding. They can be classified as either synthetic, derived from petrochemicals, or natural, sourced from plants. The polymerization process bonds monomers into long molecular chains, through initiation, propagation, and termination steps, creating the varied structures of plastics. Elements like plasticizers, stabilizers and colorants can be added to enhance flexibility, prevent degradation and provide desired colors and properties. Thermoplastics can be remelted and reshaped, thermosets are rigid once set, and elastomers exhibit rubber-like elasticity.

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    Plastics are synthetic polymers with versatile properties including durability, lightweight properties, and resistance to chemicals and molding. They can be classified as either synthetic, derived from petrochemicals, or natural, sourced from plants. The polymerization process bonds monomers into long molecular chains, through initiation, propagation, and termination steps, creating the varied structures of plastics. Elements like plasticizers, stabilizers and colorants can be added to enhance flexibility, prevent degradation and provide desired colors and properties. Thermoplastics can be remelted and reshaped, thermosets are rigid once set, and elastomers exhibit rubber-like elasticity.

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    UNIT 4. NEW MATERIALS AND SUSTAINABILITY.

    3D PRINTING

    PLASTICS
    Answer these questions in detail, in 3 lines

    1.What are the characteristics of plastics?

    Plastics are synthetic polymers with versatile properties including durability lightweight
    resistance to chemicals and moldability

    2.Depending on their origin, how can we classify them? Based on what they are
    produced or obtained?

    Plastics can be classified based on their origin as either synthetic or natural Synthetic plastics
    are derived from petrochemicals while natural plastics like cellulose come from plant sources

    3.The manufacturing process of plastics is called polymerization. Can you explain what
    this process consists of?

    Polymerization is the process of chemically bonding monomers to form polymer chains It


    involves initiation propagation and termination steps creating long molecular chains
    characteristic of plastics

    4.Which elements can be added during plastics manufacturing processes? For what
    purpose?

    Various elements such as plasticizers stabilizers and colorants can be added during
    manufacturing to enhance flexibility prevent degradation and provide color or other desired
    properties

    5.What is the main chacarcteristic of each type of plastic: thermoplastics, thermosets


    and elastomers?

    Thermoplastics can be melted and reshaped multiple times thermosets are rigid and
    irreversible once set and elastomers exhibit rubber-like elasticity returning to their original
    shape after deformation

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