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SHEET CELLULOSE NITRATE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

A highly flammable thermoplastic resistant to hydrocarbons, dilute acids and alkalis.

CONT

The first attempt to blow mold hollow plastic objects, more than 100 years ago, employed two sheets of cellulose nitrate clamped between two mold halves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales plásticos
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