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thermoset
(redirected from Thermosetting plastic)

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Adj.1.thermoset - having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; "the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials"


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Some widely used thermoplastics are nylon, polyethylene, and polystyrene while bakelite, vulcanized rubber are the widely used thermosetting plastic.
Broekhuis and colleagues describe development of a new type of thermosetting plastic that can be melted and remolded without losing its original heat-resistance and strength.
By combining melamine with formaldehyde, one produces melamine resin, a very durable thermosetting plastic, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product.
 
 
 
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