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Synopsis: Domenii: Materials: Materials generale: Classes of materials: Plastic: Thermoplastic:

The new plastic compounds are called elastomer powder modified thermoplastics or EPMT for short. They are made up of rubber residues crushed into elastomer powder that are blended with thermoplastics.

Dr Holger Wack, scientist at UMSICHT, explains the production process:''In the first step, the rubber residues, that can be meter-long rubber pieces,

This is then conducted to the melt-mix process with thermoplastics and additives. Here we use, for example, polypropylene as a thermoplastic material.'

only 20 per cent is made up by the thermoplastics, 'says Wack. EPMT can be processed easily in injection mouldings and extrusion machines,

With this technique which Schroers calls thermoplastic forming BMGS can be shaped like plastics. As a consequence thermoplastic forming BMGS don t require massive amounts of energy.

From there Schroers focused on producing BMGS in sheets. That form he reasoned is the most conducive to practical manufacturing applications. eveloping a fabrication method for BMG sheets has been extremely difficult

PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) is one of the most widely used thermoplastics there is. It is used to make plastic drink bottles as well as many other products (including fabrics) and for packaging purposes

"The composition of thermoplastic and fiberglass resins and fibers used in the panels are stronger per-unit density than the steel used in many current shelters

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