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What affect will extremely cold conditions have on the plastic base?

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What affect will extremely cold conditions have on the plastic base?

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A. Our plastic base uses a polymer with a mixture of mainly polyethylene but with some polypropylene added for extra stiffness. Whilst polypropylene tends to become more brittle at lower temperatures, polyethylene has much better low temperature characteristics.