Mumbai University > First Year Engineering > Sem1 > Applied Chemistry 1

Marks: 3M

Year: May12 May 13

Plasticizers and fillers come under compounding of plastics. These are ingredients of plastic. Fillers are added to reduce cost of the plastic, reduce shrinkage on setting and impart better tensile strength, hardness, opacity, finish and workability.

Commonly added fillers are cotton, corn husks, graphite, clay, paper pulp, wood flour, metallic …