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    Plastics that dissolves in water?

    Hi, Thanks for reading this! I have discovered that PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) is a form of plastic (more like a film form) that dissolves in water depending on the temperature and the PVA concentration, it is often use in the fishing accessories to packaging and washing powder etc. I wonder if...
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    Is nylon 66 susceptible to zinc salts?

    hi Pud, It's a pipe fitting where the water can go up to 150C max at a short period of time (up to an hour). I use nylon 66 for its moisture/uv resistant ratio to tensile strength for the pipes. Oxygen level would be in between 15-25%. UV is based in the Middle East and Asia climate the...
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    Is nylon 66 susceptible to zinc salts?

    Hello to everyone who's reading this. I am new to the design engineering industry and I have been given a research project where I have to investigate if the Nylon 66 or other similar plastics are susceptible to Zinc salts? One of the design concepts is to combine a nylon 66 material combined...

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