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Plastic pails, car batteries, wastebaskets, pharmacy prescription bottles, cooler containers, dishes and pitchers are often made of polypropylene or HDPE, both of which commonly have rather similar appearance, feel, and properties at ambient temperature. An abundance of medical devices are made from PP. [46] Polypropylene items for laboratory use.
Stainless steel table with glass plate top. The chairs are polypropylene composite plastic with stainless steel legs. Metal furniture is furniture made with metal parts: iron, carbon steel, aluminium, brass and stainless steel. Iron and steel products are extensively used in many application, ranging from office furnishings to outdoor settings.
The noun steel originates from the Proto-Germanic adjective *stahliją or *stakhlijan 'made of steel', which is related to *stahlaz or *stahliją 'standing firm'. [4] The carbon content of steel is between 0.02% and 2.14% by weight for plain carbon steel (iron-carbon alloys). Too little carbon content leaves (pure) iron quite soft, ductile, and ...
Most steel beverage cans are two-piece designs, made from 1) a disc re-formed into a cylinder with an integral end, double-seamed after filling and 2) a loose end to close it. [14] Steel cans are made in many different diameters and volumes, with opening mechanisms that vary from ring pulls and tab openers, to wide open mouths.
Steel and aluminium crates are also used. Specialized crates were designed for specific products, and were often made to be reusable, such as the "bottle crates" [1] for milk [2] and soft drinks. Crates can be made of wood, plastic, metal or other materials. The term crate often implies a large and strong container.
Bundle drawn, stainless steel fiber. Metallic fibers are manufactured fibers composed of metal, metallic alloys, plastic-coated metal, metal-coated plastic, or a core completely covered by metal. [1] Having their origin in textile and clothing applications, gold and silver fibers have been used since ancient times as yarns for fabric decoration.
They do not rot or corrode (like wood or metal), and have excellent weatherability. Plastics can be shaped for use by extrusion, bending, molding, and cutting, allowing a wide variety of shapes to be made of plastic. Plastics can also be made any color through the addition of pigments. Nevertheless, there are limitations to the use of plastic.
A drawing pin has two basic components: the head, often made of plastic, metal or wood, and the body, usually made of steel or brass. The head is wide to distribute the force of pushing the pin in, allowing only the hands to be used. Many head designs exist: flat, domed, spherical, cylindrical and a variety of novelty heads such as hearts or ...