The plastic word originates from Latin roots, from the voice "plastĭcus", and at the same time it derives from the Greek "πλαστικός" or "plastikos" composed of " plastos " which means "modeling", "fake" or "modeling" from the verbal adjective of the verb "plasso" "I form" "model" "I pretend" etc. and the prefix “ικός”. The dictionary of the Spanish Royal Academy defines the word plastic in a general way as an adjective that belongs to or is related to plastic. Plastic is all that solid or strong material, synthetic or semi-dyed, that comes in different presentations and sizes; In other words, they are products made from organic polymers, made by chemical modification of synthetic or natural substances, starting from a raw material that can be organic or inorganic.
Among the most common characteristics of plastics are: that they are very light compared to other materials such as metal or glass; they are excellent insulators of electricity, because they are not heat conductors; when it comes to washing or cleaning it, it can be done easily and does not corrode; they are economical thanks to their weight; most of them are transparent, especially those that come from amorphous polymers; Its main manufacturing processes are injection molding and extraction; They can be applied in different areas such as industries, medicine, engineering, among others; and last but not least a lot of these are recyclable.
Almost any plastic can be easy to model compared to other materials; because while they are manufactured or transformed at some point they are malleable and soft. All this can be achieved by increasing the temperature and then they manage to harden again on cooling, these types of plastics are called thermoplastics.
Plastic originated in 1860 in the United States by the inventor John Hyatt who invented a type of plastic that he called celluloid; All this happened thanks to a contest that was held at that time, where they offered 10,000 dollars to the person who made a substitute for ivory to be able to make billiard balls.
