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1. APPLICATIONS OF
PLASTICS
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2. • Introduction
Plastic is one of the most used substance in the world. People used to use
Many plastic products in their day today life & Many types of industries use
plastic as raw material for their products. its special properties are attributed
to it .
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3. • Areas which applications of plastics can be found
1. Construction
2. Electric & electronic application
3. Packing & covering applications
4. Transport
5. Decorations
6. safety
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4. 1. construction
rainwater & roof applications
• cladding & profiles :exterior cladding using phenolic is
replacing timber rather than traditional resins
which have a minimum fire risk
• insulations :generally produce from polystyrene
• seals & gaskets :Seals and Gaskets are made from Elastomers
whose main construction use is for weather
strips, aperture seals, gaskets and expansion
joints
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5. • Benefit of using plastic for construction
• Long life
• No rust or do not need regular re-painting
• They have strength with lack of weight
• They are easily formable
• Their light weight enables them to be easily transported and
moved on site.
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6. 2. Electric & Electronic applications
Everywhere that we find electricity & electronic systems, we also find plastics.
• Office Equipment : motherboards, chips, telephones, computers, printers, drivers,
and many more made out of plastics.
• House goods : ovens, refrigerator compartments, washing machines, kettles & many
more made out of plastics.
• Tool grips : tool grips & handles usually made from plastics
• Electric wire covers : housing wires & electronic cable covers also made out of
plastics
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7. Why do we use plastic for those applications
• Lighter weight
• Good electric insulation
• Good heat insulation
• Freedom to design
• Any shape can obtain
• They are Easily cleaned & maintained
• recyclable
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8. 3. Packing & covering applications
Plastics is the perfect material for use in packaging goods. Plastics is versatile,
hygenic, lightweight, flexible and highly durable. It accounts for the largest
usage of plastics world wide and is used in numerous packaging applications
including containers, bottles, drums, trays, boxes, cups and vending packaging,
baby products and protection packaging.
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9. 4. Transportcutting the weight of cars, aeroplane, boats and trains can cut fuel
consumption dramatically
• Automobile industry : complex shapes can easily achieved by
plastics. So easy to manufacture & lighter
weights are affect to low energy
consumption. Higher safety & interior
comfort can easily obtained by using plastics
• Locomotive industry : interior parts , compartments
• Aerospace industry : interior designs, windows
• Marine industry : Most of boats & other equipment are made by
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10. 5. Decorations
Plastics are widely used for decoration purposes.
• Domestic uses : Furniture, pots, wall decorative, door mats, and
many more made out of plastics. Because low cost, lighter
weight, can easily maintain, long life
• Industrial buildings & hotel requirements : low cost of installation,
recyclable, less maintain cost, long life are the facts of
selecting plastic for this application. Ex: furniture, interior
equipment.
• Vehicle interior
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11. 6. Safety purposes
Many types of plastics are used for make safety equipment & safety
purposes. In our day today life & when doing the industrial operation
we uses plastics immensely. Some of them mentioned below
• Safety helmets : Bicycle & formula riders, industrial engineers,
labourers usually use helmets made from strengthened plastics.
• Safety gloves
• Electric & heat insulators: most of the electric & heat generating
equipment are made by plastics because of its high resistive
properties.
• Sports equipment grips: most of the time grips made out of plastics
because of gripping ability.
• Shock absorbers : plastic have higher shock absorbing ability. So
guards like knee guards,pads, face protectors are made by plastics
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12. Thanks
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