Outline of the Actual Situation of Plastics Compared to Conventional Materials
Abstract
First and foremost, renewable plastics must obey the requirements of the plastics market. The goal of this chapter is to situate the whole of plastics helping to clarify quickly the use, possibilities, and problems of those materials. Consumptions, properties, costs of plastics, and composites are compared with those of their direct competitors, metals, and some other conventional materials.
After some basic reminders concerning thermoplastics, thermosets, composites, and related processing methods, the designer's main problems are examined, considering the economic, technical, marketing, sustainability, and environmental requirements. Recycling, plastics of ...
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