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Properties of Du Pont Plastics

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Two-fold pamphlet opens up to reveal a chart of Du Pont plastics, outlining the types of plastics Du Pont manufactures including polythene, nylon, "Pyralin" (cellulose nitrate), "Plastacele" (cellulose acetate), "Teflon" (tetrafluoroethylene resin), "Strux" (cellular cellulose acetate) and "Lucite" (acrylic resin). Chart specifies mechanical, thermal, electrical, optical and miscellaneous properties.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Plastics Department. “Properties of Du Pont Plastics.” Wilmington, Delaware, 1948. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5q47rp971.

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