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Post Test - Plastics

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Polymer   A large, many unit molecule made up of thousands of monomer, single unit molecules linked together like a chain.  
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Synthetic Plastics   Man-made by taking atoms and molecules from natural materials such as coal, natural gas, oil, plant fibers, air, water, and salt, and rearranging them.  
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Thermosetting Plastics   Plastics that are set in a permanent shape during molding. The material will not soften when re-heated.  
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Molding Compounds   Plastics delivered to manufacturing industries in the forms of powders, pellets, or granules. Used in injection, extrusion, and blow molding.  
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Lamination   Plastic forming process that involves joining two or more layers of plastic material to form a single composite sheet using pressure.  
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The properties of plastics can be altered or improved by _____.   changing chemical formulation, combining several plastics  
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Some of the first plastics used by humans:   clay, tree sap, glass  
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Require the greatest amount of plastics.   Construction, packaging, automotive, electronics, and appliances  
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Variables to consider when thermoforming plastic.   type, thickness, temperature  
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sprue hole   hot soft plastic is injeted into the mold through this hole  
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Developed in 1909, 1st synthetic plastic   Bakelite  
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