Abstract

"It is difficult to imagine a world without plastics. Although the development of most modern plastic materials took place after 1930, such mat􀃞ria1s are so common today that the word "plastic" is often used as an adjective to connote cheapness or lack of substance. Nevertheless, it 1s important to remember that for many uses plastics offer technical and cost advantages over other materials. "Wood warps and rots, iron rusts and much glass is brittle, yet no one disputes the enormous value of the s e mate r i a 1 s. " although plastic (Bryd son, 1970, p. 7.) Similarly, materials are not without limitations, are numerous and important. their applications"-- Introduction, p. 1

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Physics

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Dissertation - Open Access

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Final Version

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English

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© 1981 Oran Allan Pringle, all rights reserved

Publication Date

1981

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