n A thermoplastic from a processor’s own production that has been reground, pelletized, or solvated, after having been previously processed by molding, extrusion, etc. NOTE − In many specifications the use of reworked material is limited to clean plastic that meets the requirements specified for the virgin material, and yields a product essentially equal in quality to one made from only virgin material (ASTM D 883). See also Regrind.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Reworked Material. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10014
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