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    Polymers are suitable for sports equipment for several reasons: - They can be engineered to have specific material properties like elasticity, durability, flexibility, and light weight that make them well-suited for various sporting applications. Their molecular structure allows for control over characteristics. - They are lightweight but strong, which is important for many sports where weight is a factor but protective strength is still needed. This makes them preferable to metals in some cases. - They can be molded, formed, or extruded into complex shapes required for different pieces of sports equipment. Their processing versatility allows for intricate designs. - Their material properties like flexibility, elasticity, and impact resistance provide protection, comfort, and performance benefits to

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    Polymers are suitable for sports equipment for several reasons: - They can be engineered to have specific material properties like elasticity, durability, flexibility, and light weight that make them well-suited for various sporting applications. Their molecular structure allows for control over characteristics. - They are lightweight but strong, which is important for many sports where weight is a factor but protective strength is still needed. This makes them preferable to metals in some cases. - They can be molded, formed, or extruded into complex shapes required for different pieces of sports equipment. Their processing versatility allows for intricate designs. - Their material properties like flexibility, elasticity, and impact resistance provide protection, comfort, and performance benefits to

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    Polymers are suitable for sports equipment for several reasons: - They can be engineered to have specific material properties like elasticity, durability, flexibility, and light weight that make them well-suited for various sporting applications. Their molecular structure allows for control over characteristics. - They are lightweight but strong, which is important for many sports where weight is a factor but protective strength is still needed. This makes them preferable to metals in some cases. - They can be molded, formed, or extruded into complex shapes required for different pieces of sports equipment. Their processing versatility allows for intricate designs. - Their material properties like flexibility, elasticity, and impact resistance provide protection, comfort, and performance benefits to

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    Polymers are suitable for sports equipment for several reasons: - They can be engineered to have specific material properties like elasticity, durability, flexibility, and light weight that make them well-suited for various sporting applications. Their molecular structure allows for control over characteristics. - They are lightweight but strong, which is important for many sports where weight is a factor but protective strength is still needed. This makes them preferable to metals in some cases. - They can be molded, formed, or extruded into complex shapes required for different pieces of sports equipment. Their processing versatility allows for intricate designs. - Their material properties like flexibility, elasticity, and impact resistance provide protection, comfort, and performance benefits to

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    Sports Equipment

    Designs of several sports equipment as well as sports


    facilities depend on the combined concepts from
    materials science, chemistry, physics, and engineering.
    Polyurethanes
    ● Polyurethanes are polymers
    made up of organic units
    connected by urethane links.

    ● Polyurethanes have soft and


    lightweight properties that
    provide comfort to the user
    when placed in shoes.
    Sneakers and other running shoes
    often use polyurethanes.
    Polycarbonates
    ● Polycarbonates are used
    usually in protective sports
    equipment.

    ● Their great strength and


    shatter-resistance make
    them excellent materials
    for helmets and goggles. Polycarbonates are used in the
    manufacture of biking helmets.
    Plastic Fibers
    ● Plastic fibers are plastic
    polymers that are
    synthesized in thin threads
    of fibers.

    ● They can be modified into


    elastic clothing material or
    into tough, durable Plastic fibers are used for
    materials. constructing swimming trunks.
    Phenol Formaldehyde
    ● A synthetic polymer called
    phenol formaldehyde,
    sometimes also called as
    phenolic, is used in today’s
    billiard balls.

    Phenol formaldehyde is used for


    constructing billiards balls.
    Phenol Formaldehyde
    ● It is a product from the
    reaction between a white
    crystalline material called
    phenol and a colorless,
    poisonous gas called
    formaldehyde.

    Phenol formaldehyde imparts notable


    heat resistance and hardness.
    Ethylene Copolymers
    ● Ethylene copolymers
    contain partially neutralized
    acid groups.

    ● These are used for


    constructing golf balls.

    Golf balls are made of


    ethylene copolymers.
    Butyl Rubber and Nylon
    ● Basketballs are composed
    of several materials such as
    butyl rubber and nylon.

    ● Inside it is a balloon-like
    structure, sometimes called
    bladder, and is made up of
    the butyl rubber. Basketballs are made of different
    elastic and durable materials.
    Butyl Rubber and Nylon
    ● The bladder is bound to
    several thousand meters of
    strong nylon thread.

    ● These materials are


    supposed to withstand
    thousands of bounces.
    Basketballs are made of different
    elastic and durable materials.
    Kevlar
    ● Kevlar is a heat-resistant
    synthetic fiber.

    ● It has several applications


    and is usually found in
    bicycle tires, racing sails,
    and bulletproof vests.
    Bike tires have kevlar.
    Nanocomposites
    ● High-performance tennis
    balls are made up of
    nanocomposites.

    ● Tennis balls made from the


    said material retain their
    original pressure and bounce
    twice as long compared to
    normal tennis balls. Tennis balls use nanocomposites.
    A type of plastic called polyurethane is used in the
    1 production of shoes and other sporting equipment.

    Another kind of plastic, polycarbonate, is commonly


    2 used in protective sports equipment.

    Suits used in competitions use woven spandex, a


    3 synthetic fiber also referred to as elastane.
    Complete the table for the characteristics of polymer and the
    use or importance of each characteristic for sports equipment.
    Characteristics Importance in Sports Equipment
    elasticity

    durability

    water absorption

    light weight

    flexibility
    Why do you think
    polymers are
    suitable for sports
    equipment?

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