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Among nonmetallic materials, glass, chemical stoneware, enameled steel, acid-proof brick, carbon, graphite, and wood are resistant to iodine and its solutions under suitable conditions, but carbon and graphite may be subject to attack. Polytetrafluoroethylene withstands Hquid iodine and its vapor up to 200°C although it discolors. Cloth fabrics made of Saran, a vinyHdene chloride polymer, have lasted for several years when used in the filtration of iodine recovered from oil-weU brines (64). 

Combustion is an oxidation-reduction reaction between a nonmetallic material and molecular oxygen. Combustion reactions are characteristically exothermic (energy releasing). A violent combustion reaction is the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen. As discussed in Section 9.5, the energy from this reaction is used to power rockets into space. More common examples of combustion include the burning of wood and fossil fuels. The combustion of these and other carbon-based chemicals forms carbon dioxide and water. Consider, for example, the combustion of methane, the major component of natural gas ... 

Building materials Wood, paper, masonry, nonmetallic paints 0.90 0.82 0.82... 

Materials most commonly bonded Formulation range covers all materials, but emphasis on nonmetallics—especially wood, leather, cork, paper, etc. For structural uses of most materials Few used straight for rubber, fabric, foil, paper, leather, plastics films also as tapes. Most modified with synthetic resins Metals, ceramics, glass, thermosetting plastics nature of adherends often not as vital as design or end-service conditions (that is, high strength and temperature)... 

Caution in using such nonmetallic materials as plastics, composites, wood, and glass is proper in view of the penalties that may be incurred if parts fail in service. However,... 

Thermoplastic adhesives soften and melt when heated (provided that they do not decompose). In other words, they do not cross-link during cure. These adhesives are single-component and harden upon cooling by evaporation of a solvent or water vehicle. They have poor creep resistance, fair peel strength, and are used mostly in unstressed joints and designs with caps, overlaps, and stiffeners. The most common application is to bond nonmetallic materials such as wood, leather, cork, and paper.In general, thermoplastic adhesives are not used for structural applications or at temperatures above 66°C (150°F). Thermoplastic adhesives includeit t ... 

It is known that, when iron is exposed to a natural atmosphere, then rust is formed. Although the rusting of iron or steel is usually termed as corrosion, the latter is a general term which is used to define the destructive interaction of a material with its environment Corrosion usually refers to metals, though nonmetallic substrates such as plashes, concrete or wood also deteriorate in the environment Corrosion causes enormous industrial losses with a deplehon of our natural resources. When... 

The term nonmetallics is used to denote any material that is not a metal and is less durable than a metal. These include elastic and plastic polymers, organic wood, and cloth products. Such materials may form component parts of the oxygen system to be cleaned, and the compatibility of cleaning solutions with exposure to such components must be considered. 

Plastics surpassed steel on a volume basis about 1983 and by the start of this century plastics surpassed steel on a weight basis (Fig. 8.1). Plastics and a few other materials as shown in Fig. 8.1 represent about 10wt% of all materials consumed worldwide. The two major and important materials consumed are wood and construction or nonmetallic earthen (stone, clay, concrete, glass, etc.). Volumewise wood and construction materials each approach about 70 billion ft (2 billion m ). Each represents about 45% of the total consumption of all materials. 

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