Metalwork - Interactive Quizes

Common Uses for Plastics

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Please be aware that this list of uses is not exhaustive. These plastics have many more uses than listed here and you should investigate further.

Uses to move

  • Car Rear Lights
  • Machine Guards
  • Dentures
  • Baths
  • Shopping Bags
  • Plastic Bottles
  • Cable Insulation
  • Water Pipes
  • Guttering
  • Garden Hose
  • Raincoats
  • Shower Curtain
  • Frying Pan Handles
  • Bottle Tops
  • Ashtrays
  • Fishing Line
  • Toothbrush Bristles
  • Textile Fibres
  • Gears
  • Boat Hulls
  • Clothes Buttons
  • Flooring
  • Building Insulation
  • Upholstery
  • Varnishes and Paints

Acrylic

Polyethyene

    PVC

    Nylon

      Phenolic Resins

      Polyester Resins

      Polyurethanes