{"id":16516,"date":"2022-07-08T13:36:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T11:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.de\/?page_id=16516"},"modified":"2024-10-14T08:38:16","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T06:38:16","slug":"3d-printing-material-pp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/additive-manufacturing\/3d-printing-materials\/3d-printing-material-pp\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing Material PP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;]<ol class=\"breadcrumb header-subtitle\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\">Page<\/li><\/ol>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;step_3_4&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-189024&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;620322&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]PP 3D printing solutions[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;left-line-red&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;553723&#8243;]If 3D printing wants to establish itself as a fixture among manufacturing technologies in the world of plastics, it won\u2019t be able to avoid <strong>polypropylene (PP)<\/strong>. PP is one of the most widely used plastics, especially in the packaging, electrical and automotive industries.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;160481&#8243;]PP is mainly processed into products by means of <strong>injection molding<\/strong>. As a 3D printing material, polypropylene filaments and powders are not yet so widespread, especially in comparison with the widespread use of, for example, PA12 as a 3D printing material. This is due to the properties of polypropylene and the challenges associated with the respective 3D printing technology. Take a closer look at 3D printing using PP filaments and powders and see how the material can nevertheless also be processed additively.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=&#8221;&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;176089&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-653726&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;953805&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_class=&#8221;table-of-content&#8221;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;116511&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Table of contents<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#whats-pp\">What is PP (polypropylene)?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#challenges-of-pp\">What are the challenges of 3D printing polypropylene?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3d-printers-pp-filaments\">Which 3D printers can process PP filaments?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-can-be-printed-pp-filaments\">What can be made from 3D printed PP filaments?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_image=&#8221;16466&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; mobile_height=&#8221;300&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;571817&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;75&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587045185036{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-176892&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;235124&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_id=&#8221;whats-pp&#8221;]What is PP (polypropylene)?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;609717&#8243;]Polypropylene, like most other plastics, is a <strong>thermoplastic<\/strong>. This means that the material can be melted and shaped when heat is applied. Even after cooling, PP can be melted again and reshaped. This is a property that is absent in duraplasts or elastomers, for example, because the molecular chains change too much.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;step_3_4&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;904693&#8243;]Both the chemical and mechanical properties of polypropylene filaments make it a very popular material in a wide variety of sectors. In the packaging industry, polypropylene comes into its own with its chemical resistance to solvents and greases, as well as most acids and alkalis, and its hydrophobicity. The automotive industry also uses polypropylene extensively. It benefits from the material\u2019s light weight and high toughness and impact strength. For example, PP is very difficult to break and does not usually cause sharp edges if it does.<\/p>\n<p>But like any medal, PP has a second side. The surface of the thermoplastic is extremely inert, so it can only be bonded with appropriate surface treatment. The 3D printing of polypropylene requires extremely precise temperature management. As a thermoplastic, polypropylene is particularly suitable for filament or powder bed-based 3D printing technologies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-176892&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;100059&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_id=&#8221;challenges-of-pp&#8221;]What are the challenges of 3D printing polypropylene?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;172940&#8243;]The property profile of PP makes <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/additive-manufacturing\/\">additive manufacturing<\/a><\/strong> challenging. Due to the material\u2019s hydrophobicity, for example, it is more difficult to use with 3D printing technologies that use a water-based ink for sintering. Moreover, as a thermoplastic, PP is highly heat sensitive and thus requires <strong>precise thermal management<\/strong> as a 3D printing material to ensure stable layer bonding and control warpage of 3D printed components. The crystallite melting range of PP is approximately 160-165\u00b0 C.<\/p>\n<p>The low surface energy of the plastic makes it difficult to process using the classic <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/additive-manufacturing\/3d-printing-processes\/binder-jetting-technology\/\">binder jetting 3D printing process<\/a><\/strong>, in which a powder material is bonded with a complementary binder. Instead, all those 3D printing technologies are required that work by means of energy input in the form of heat to generate a layered composite.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; mobile_height=&#8221;300&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;129285&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGZTRFa3J4VzhLSmclMjIlMjB0aXRsZSUzRCUyMllvdVR1YmUlMjB2aWRlbyUyMHBsYXllciUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93JTNEJTIyYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlciUzQiUyMGF1dG9wbGF5JTNCJTIwY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlJTNCJTIwZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhJTNCJTIwZ3lyb3Njb3BlJTNCJTIwcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;167162&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;75&#8243; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587045185036{padding-top: 45px !important;padding-bottom: 45px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-176892&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;195482&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_id=&#8221;3d-printers-pp-filaments&#8221;]Which 3D printers can process PP filaments?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;163459&#8243;]As a 3D printing material, PP is often processed as a filament with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/additive-manufacturing\/3d-printing-processes\/fused-deposition-modeling\/\">FDM 3D printing process<\/a><\/strong> or as a powder with the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxeljet.com\/additive-manufacturing\/3d-printing-processes\/selective-laser-sintering\/\">SLS 3D printing process<\/a><\/strong> or the HSS process. In addition, it is possible to process PP as a composite material, for example by adding glass fibers to the filament in order to increase the mechanical strength.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_divider=&#8221;step_3_4&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;169690&#8243;]In FDM 3D printing, the polypropylene (PP) printing material is extruded as filament through a heated nozzle on a build platform. The nozzle controls the melting of the material and must therefore be compatible with the sensitive melting behavior of polypropylene. To fix the components on the build platform, special films can be laid out on it. This guarantees stable 3D printing.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;126401&#8243;]In SLS and HSS, PP is used as a 3D printing material in powder form. In the SLS process, the powder is applied to the build platform by means of a recoater and sintered layer by layer by laser energy. The HSS process works in a similar way. Here, too, the powder is applied to a build platform. Then, those areas of the bed where the component is to be formed are colored with an infrared light-absorbing ink. To melt the powder, the build area is irradiated with an IR lamp. The inked areas absorb the energy and fuse, while the unprinted powder remains loose and can subsequently be <strong>recycled and reused<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; back_image=&#8221;10841&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; mobile_height=&#8221;340&#8243; el_class=&#8221;top-right-triangle top-right-triangle-grey&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;147232&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_horizontal=&#8221;left&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-653726&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;458&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1587375097216{padding-top: 91px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;p&#8221; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; separator_color=&#8221;yes&#8221; separator=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196161&#8243;]Customer Story: Frauenhofer IPA[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162815&#8243;]In this webinar we were joined by Fraunhofer IPA how will lead you through the HSS material network and its expertise for developing new materials for HSS.[\/vc_column_text][vc_button button_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; radius=&#8221;btn-round&#8221; border_width=&#8221;0&#8243; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.voxeljet.com%2Fwebinar%2Fwebinar-customer-story-frauenhofer-institute-ipa%2F|title:Webinar%20%E2%80%93%20Customer%20Story%20Frauenhofer%20Institute%20IPA|target:_blank&#8221; button_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;148870&#8243;]Watch Recording[\/vc_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; mobile_height=&#8221;300&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;724629&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=&#8221;50&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589292226437{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; position_horizontal=&#8221;right&#8221; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;455&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1589292348537{padding-right: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-176892&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;500&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;531410&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; el_id=&#8221;what-can-be-printed-pp-filaments&#8221;]What can be made from 3D printed PP filaments?[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;136148&#8243;]In the packaging industry, PP is used for containers for alkalis, solvents, etc. thanks to its chemical resistance. In addition, it is also food- and skin-compatible and can thus be used in the B2C and end-consumer sectors. In the automotive industry, PP is used to build dashboards, battery housings and other elements of car interiors. Electrical engineering also relies on the properties of polypropylene, for example in the manufacture of transformer housings or cable sheathing.<\/p>\n<p>Somewhat more exotic uses of PP can be found in Australia and New Zealand, among other places. 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