There is an opinion in society that plastic and plastic are different materials, differing from each other in quality. Allegedly, the plastic is stronger and of better quality. Plastic is, according to these statements, inferior quality and fragile. This is a myth and nothing more.
What kind of material is plastic
Plastic, also known as plastic, is an organic material based on synthetic or natural high-molecular compounds, the so-called polymers. Plastics based on synthetic polymers are especially widely used in production.
The very name of this material implies that under the influence of heat and pressure, it can take a given shape and retain it after cooling or hardening. In fact, the process of making plastic itself is a transition of a material from a viscous-flow state to a solid one.
History of plastics
The history of plastics begins in 1855. It was obtained by the English metallurgist and inventor Alexander Parks and named Parkesin. A little later, she got another name - celluloid.
The development of plastics as materials began with the use of natural ingredients with good plasticity - chewing gum and shellac. A little later, chemically modified natural materials began to be used - rubber, nitrocellulose, collagen and galalite. As a result, their production came to the use of completely synthetic molecules - bakelite, epoxy, polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene.
For a long time, parkesin was the trademark of the first artificial plastic and was made from cellulose treated with nitric acid and a solvent. In the second half of the 19th century, it was often called artificial ivory.
In 1866, Alexander Parks created his own company, which was engaged in the mass production of parkesine. But two years later, it went bankrupt, as Parks tried to cut production costs, and this had a detrimental effect on the quality of the final products.
Parkesin's successors were xylonite, which was produced by Daniel Spill, a former Parks employee, and celluloid, produced by John Wesley Hyatt.
The origins of delusion
Plastic and plastic are the same material. And the difference between them comes down only to the point of view of the Russian language. "Plastic" is an abbreviated name for plastic, but due to the specifics of the advertising presentation of this word, the consumer has come to associate it with high quality and reliability. Moreover, thanks to competent advertising, the opinion was formed that plastic products are produced exclusively in Japan. Plastic, on the other hand, began to be considered a low-quality, fragile, brittle and even harmful product if it was produced in China or third world countries.
The way of advertising information about plastic affects only its perception by the consumer - positive or negative - but not the quality of this material.
