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YES , Bakelite is a thermosetting plastic .
Bakelite was a form of plastic in the 1940's and 1950's in the United States. Bakelite means that the particles to make the plastic were baked and melted. Bakelite is also a very breakable plastic, almost like a ceramic.
Switches are made of plastic or bakelite because they don't conduct electricity.
Bakelite or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride,is an early plastic, that contained several minerals.
Leo Baekeland patented Bakelite.
Bakelite is a plastic made from phenol and formaldehide. It is a polymer.IUPAC name for bakelite is, polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride.
Plastic. Before that it was called Bakelite or lucesite
Yes he did. More info on wikipedia under bakelite.
Bakelite jewelry is basically vintage jewelry made from bakelite, the very first type of plastic that enables molding once heated. Bakelite is easily colored and can also be carved, which is why bakelite jewelry often depicts flowers and other colorful designs.
plastic called bakelite
Older TV cases were made of a plastic called 'Bakelite'
They are hard and can not be melted on heating they become decomposed as Bakelite.