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What do PP Pipes and PP Mesh Implants have in Common?
This white paper explores why Polypropylene mesh and pipe turn brittle after only a few years. A WHITEPAPER The following whitepaper is the property...
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Plastic Skylight Breaking Causing Injury
A CASE STUDY The following case study is the property of Plastic Expert Group and cannot be copied or distributed without prior permission. Our case...
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How Can I Determine If The CPVC Fire Sprinkler Piping Was Installed Properly?
Is it possible to detect fire sprinkler installation defects? For the CPVC plastic pipe installation process, it takes at least 4 minutes to...
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How Do I Choose The Right Plastic For My Part?
How should you choose the right plastic for your part? There are literally hundreds of different commercial plastics and thousands of plastic grades...
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Why Are My Injection Molded Parts Failing?
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What Can Weaken Plastic?
The most common cause of plastic parts to weaken is exposure of the plastic to sunlight. Plastics consist of long polymer chain molecules which are...
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What Can Dissolve Plastic?
The most common cause of plastic parts to weaken is exposure of the plastic to sunlight. Plastics consist of long polymer chain molecules which are...
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How Does Plastic Decompose?
The most common cause of plastic parts to weaken is exposure of the plastic to sunlight. Plastics consist of long polymer chain molecules which are...
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Does Plastic Ever Go Away?
Generally, it takes many decades for plastics to degrade in the environment. Plastics degrade by oxidation and hydrolysis. Oxidation and hydrolysis...
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Why Does Plastic Crack Over Time?
The two main reasons why plastic parts crack over time is due to natural aging and from exposure to chemicals. As plastics parts age, they get weaker...