Replacing metals with plastic has finally become a viable and cost-effective option for many businesses. Engineered thermoplastics have made great in roads in offering businesses with many of the strengths that metals possess, without any of the draw backs that metals can be famous for.

Misconceptions About Plastic

One of the biggest misconceptions of plastic is that it tends to have a lower melt temperature as compared to met
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Traditionally, radiation shielding materials have for the most part been manufactured using lead. From industrial and nuclear shielding to radiation therapy, lead found its way into most spheres of shielding simply because its attenuating qualities made it the ‘material of choice’ when it came to radiation protection. However, lead poses all kinds of health risks, and severe cases of lead poisoning have also resulted in death. It seems particularly counterintuitive
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Metals have been used for all sorts of products given their impressive physical properties and the ability to add mass to certain applications. They offer dimensional accuracy, heat resistance, electrical conductivity and mechanical strength in addition to providing durability and quality. With that said, we are also witnessing a greater push among several industries, in particular automotive, to move away from metal products when and where possible. For automotive, there is a
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In the US shooting is an important hobby, pastime, for many, and for some, like military and law enforcement personnel, it is a professional training requirement. And while there are countless gun ranges across the country to satisfy the demand from recreational and professional shooters alike, some ranges and their employees have been exposed to health risks posed by the lead in ammunition. When lead bullets are fired, it produces airborne lead particles that gets into the ai
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Lead was the go-to material for shielding for a number of decades because of the fact that it was cheap, effective and easy-to-use. However, the health and environment concerns being posed by lead somewhat defeated the entire purpose, and countries have imposed increasingly stringent regulations with regards to the use and sale of lead-based products.

What is Lead Regulation?

Lead poisoning refers to a chronic or acute poisoni
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