2. The Badminton Racket Inside and out By: Holly McArthur

3. There are 3 parts to a Racket Frame Grip Strings

4. The Frame Materials Titanium Aluminum Graphite Silicon

5. Metals mix together to make this racket strong but light! Titanium Silicon Aluminum Graphite

6. Aluminum Aluminum can be made from recyclables Its natural resource is Bauxite Bauxite is mined in Australia and Guinea Canada makes Bauxite into Aluminum

7. Graphite Is mainly produced in China (72%) Canada produces a bit of Graphite (2%) Graphite is cheap since there is lots of it Can be made synthetically Is also used in lead pencils

8. Titanium Is manufactured in Japan and Russia mostly Is used in aerospace industry

9. Silicon Can be made wherever sand is located Is mostly made in China and the US Is the 2 nd most common element in the earth crust Helps make other metals stronger

10. Grip Material - Polyurethane Is made of isocyanate and polyol Polyol is made of vegetable oil (which is made of plant, a renewable resource) Isocyanate is made of petroleum and vegetable oil Petroleum is manufactured in Saudi Arabia, Russia, US

11. String Material - Nylon Is made of hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid Hexamethylene diamine is made of natural gas and petroleum Main producers of natural gas- Russia, Iran Adipic acid is made of petroleum which is found in Saudi Arabia, Russia, US mainly

12. Conclusion

13. You should take care of your rackets since they are made of nonrenewable resources Once our resources are used up, we might not have any more badminton rackets, or as good as they are now But it’s up to you, do you want to play badminton?

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