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Chapter 1 Introduction
Afamiliar item that is fabricated from three different material types is the beverage container.
Beverages are marketed in aluminum (metal) cans (top), glass (ceramic) bottles (center), and
plastic (polymer) bottles (bottom). (Permission to use these photographs was granted by the
Coca-Cola Company. Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Classic, the Contour Bottle design and the Dynamic
Ribbon are registered trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company and used with its express permission.)