Virgin plastic or Recycled plastic?
Virgin plastic is produced directly from natural gas or petroleum and does not contain any recycled materials. Recycled plastic, oppositely, is made from plastic products that have been recycled into particles, Plastic materials are polymers, which are composed of long chains of atoms arranged in repeating units. When recycled, the number of plastic molecules is downgraded, meaning that the quality and durability decrease each time as these long chains are broken down and shortened.
The choice of whether to use virgin or recycled resin in injection molding depends on several factors:
1. Product quality requirements. If product quality requirements are high, virgin plastic should be used. Recycled plastic contains impurities or other objects due to the complex source of the raw materials, which can affect product quality.
2. Cost control. Recycled plastic is priced lower than virgin plastic, which can effectively reduce processing costs.
3. Injection molding equipment. Recycled plastic has poor fluidity, so injection molding equipment must have good recycled plastic processing capabilities.
The choice of whether to use virgin or recycled plastic should be made based on the quality requirements of the injection molded product and cost control. If recycled resin is used, it is important to pay attention to the source of the material to ensure the quality of the recycled plastic. It is also necessary to control the ratio of recycled plastic and the pre-treatment before injection molding.
