Polypropylene

Polypropylene ( PP ) is thermoplastis copolymer used in a wide variety of different applications including packaging, textiles, plastic parts and reusable containers. It is defined by a density range of 0.946 g/cm3 for crystalline. PP is resistant to many chemical solvents, bases and acids.

Polypropylene is most commercial isotactic and has an intermediate level of crystallinity between that of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Polypropylene is normally tough and flexible, especially when copolymerized with ethylene. This allows polypropylene to be used as an engineering plastic, competing with materials such as ABS. Polypropylene is reasonably economical, and can be made transucent when uncolored but is not as readily made transparent as polystyrene, acrylic, or certain other plastics.