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Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures.

Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent.

They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed.

Because of these properties, polycarbonates find many applications.

Polycarbonates do not have a unique resin identification code (RIC) and are identified as "Other", 7 on the RIC list.

Products made from polycarbonate can contain the precursor monomer bisphenol A (BPA).

Fiberglass (or fibreglass) is a type of fiber-reinforced plastic where the reinforcement fiber is specifically glass fiber.

The glass fiber may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet (called a chopped strand mat), or woven into a fabric.

The plastic matrix may be a thermoset polymer matrix – most often based on thermosetting polymers such as epoxy, polyester resin, or vinylester - or a thermoplastic.

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum.

It is sometimes called "alkathene" or "polythene" when used for pipes.

With a high strength-to-density ratio, HDPE is used in the production of plastic bottles, corrosion-resistant piping, geomembranes, and plastic lumber.

HDPE is commonly recycled, and has the number "2" as its resin identification code.

Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that are malleable and can be molded into solid objects.

Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they often contain other substances.

They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are made from renewable materials such as polylactic acid from corn or cellulosics from cotton linters.

Plasticity is the general property of all materials that are able to irreversibly deform without breaking, but this occurs to such a degree with this class of moldable polymers that their name is an emphasis on this ability.

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), also known as acrylic or acrylic glass as well as by the trade names Plexiglas, Acrylite, Lucite, and Perspex among several others (see below), is a transparent thermoplastic often used in sheet form as a lightweight or shatter-resistant alternative to glass.

The same material can be utilised as a casting resin, in inks and coatings, and has many other uses.