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The most familiar use of thermosetting plastic is the heat-resistant handle on metal cookware. It is also used for bottle caps, knobs and handles, and laminated counter tops. Thermosetting plastics retain their shape and strength even when heated.
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∙ 12y agoThermoplastic plastic is plastic that melts when heated and solidifies when cooled. It can be reheated, remelted, and formed again. Thermosetting plastic is plastic that sets when it is heated. It cannot be reheated, remelted, nor reformed again.
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∙ 13y agoThermosetting plastic has a liquid inside it that is fireproof.
Thermosetting plastic can't be melted again.
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∙ 13y agoThermoplastics soften or melt when heated.
Thermoset plastics harden or set when heated.
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Is wire coating an example of thermosetting plastics?
yes wire coating is an example of thermosetting plastics!!!!
Is Teflon thermosetting or thermoplastic?
Teflon is a thermoplastic.
Is plastic bottles thermosetting or thermoplastic?
thermoplastic
What two families of plastic are there?
thermoplastic plastics (recyclable)thermosetting plastics (non-recyclable)
What type of plastic is used to make raincoats?
thermosetting plastics
How is thermosetting plastic made?
it is made from things that u can use
What was the first thermosetting plastic used to make?
Dr. Leo Baekeland made the first thermosetting plastic. He made this in the year of 1909 and it was originally called Bakelite.
What material should a switch be made of?
A switch should be made from the ThermoSetting Polymers which is an insulator.
Is polystyrene thermosetting or thermoplastic?
Thermosetting
Is Bakelite thermosetting or thermoplastic?
thermosetting material
Is a wire thermoplastic or thermosetting plastic?
thermosetting plastic
Is a light switch thermoplastic or thermosetting?
Thermosetting
Is polythene a thermosetting or a thermoforming plastic?
It is a thermosetting polymer
What is the opposite of thermosetting plastics?
the opposite to thermosetting plastic is thermoplastic
Is urea-formaldehyde thermoset or thermoplastic?
thermosetting
Is Lego thermosetting?
Yes they are made from melted down condoms
Explain why saucepan handles is made of thermosetting plastics?
Thermoplastics can be reheated and reshaped, however Thermosetting plastics undergo a chemical change resulting in them becoming permanently rigid, i.e they cannot be reheated and reshaped.
