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A thermoplastic polymer is a special material that becomes softer when heated to a certain temperature, and thus able to mold into specific shapes. When it falls below that temperature again it hardens. Teflon, nylon, and acrylic are examples of thermoplastic polymers.
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∙ 13y agoA thermoplast is a polymer (plastic) material that softens and melts upon heating. On molecular level a thermoplast looks much like a plate of spaghetti: the spaghetti strands represent the molecule chains. Because there are no connections between the molecule chains, the material can easily be deformed, especially when heated. (You can observe this when you pour a too hot liquid into a plastic cup, the kind that comes out of coffee machines: it will turn back into the flat piece of plastic that it was made out of).
Most plastics that you come across in daily life are thermoplasts: PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), PVC (polyvinylchloride).
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∙ 15y agoA plastic which will soften when heated and harden when cooled.
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there are two types of Plastics. the Thermoset and the Thermoplast. these Plastics all Melt, but @ different temperatures. the Thermoplast melts easily and can be recycled, while the thermoset has a property that makes it difficult to melt @ the temperature of the cooker that is being heated.this therefore explains why the Plastice does not melt because its thermoset Plastic and It has a higher temperature
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