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• Polymers are flexible
because each polymer
string is very coiled
• Semi-crystalline polymer
strings keep their shape when
they are stretched beyond an
elastic limit.
• Semi-crystalline plastics can
deform plastically.
• Fibreglass is an example of an
artificial composite.
Fibreglass