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jho37

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Identify FEP and discuss its main advantage over PTFE.
 
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You have been placed on a team that is to re-evaluate the material choice for use in plastic milk jugs. Currently your company uses the standard HDPE. The price of HDPE has been rising and the company wants to reconfirm its decision. It is your job to decide if you will continue using HDPE or if there is another material that will fulfill the requirements of the part. List and explain the most important criteria upon which you are basing your decision.
 
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Reply #1 on: Aug 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

FEP is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene . It has the advantage of being melt processable with only minor decreases in many of the excellent physical and chemical properties of PTFE.

Answer to Question 2

Sanitary, won't react with the milk, stiffness is good so that the container will uphold its shape, easily blow molded and moderately impact resistant.


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Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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