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Engineering plastic Engineering plastics HYPERLINK /wiki/Engineering_plastic \l cite_note-1 [1]?are a group of? HYPERLINK /wiki/Plastic \o Plastic plastic?materials that have better mechanical and/or thermal properties than the more widely used? HYPERLINK /wiki/Commodity_plastics \o Commodity plastics commodity plastics(such as? HYPERLINK /wiki/Polystyrene \o Polystyrene polystyrene,? HYPERLINK /wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride \o Polyvinyl chloride PVC,? HYPERLINK /wiki/Polypropylene \o Polypropylene polypropylene?and? HYPERLINK /wiki/Polyethylene \o Polyethylene polyethylene). Being more expensive, engineering plastics are produced in lower quantities and tend to be used for smaller objects or low-volume applications (such as mechanical parts), rather than for bulk and high-volume ends (like containers and packaging). The term usually refers to? HYPERLINK /wiki/Thermoplastic \o Thermoplastic thermoplastic?materials rather than? HYPERLINK /wiki/Thermoset \o Thermoset thermosetting?ones. Examples of engineering plastics include? HYPERLINK /wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene \o Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene acrylonitrile butadiene styrene(ABS), used for? HYPERLINK /wiki/Car_bumper \o Car bumper car bumpers,? HYPERLINK /wiki/Dashboard \o Dashboard dashboard?trim and? HYPERLINK /wiki/Lego \o Lego Lego?bricks;? HYPERLINK /wiki/Polycarbonate \o Polycarbonate polycarbonates, used in? HYPERLINK /wiki/Motorcycle_helmet \o Motorcycle helmet motorcycle helmets; and? HYPERLINK /wiki/Polyamide \o Polyamide polyamides?(nylons), used for? HYPERLINK /wiki/Ski \o Ski skis?and? HYPERLINK /wiki/Ski_boot \o Ski boot ski boots. Engineering plastics have gradually replaced traditional engineering materials such as wood or metal in many applications. Besides equalling or surpassing them in weight/strength and other properties, engineering plastics are much easier to manufacture, especially in complicated shapes. The global market for engineering plastics in terms of revenue was es