Thermosetting plastic is tougher and doesnt melt as easy.
Thermosetting plastics burn if heated after it has set and hardened . They use it because it hardens properly allowing it to stay in place
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i am a GCSE student in Southport and in chemistry i am learning all about plastic's. "Thermosetting" plastic is used because once it is heated and moulded into a shape it can not be reheated and moulded again. However "thermoplastic" plastics can. The particular use of your laptop casing does not require and reshaping or remoulding so to give the laptop most stability and strength the "thermosetting" plastic is used as they are stronger. Conor Smyth
because when electricity pass through the plug ,it produces heat and this type of plastic doesn't melt
Because its firm and is used so it wont fall apart.
Thermosetting plastics are used for resin and Bakelite, among other things. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermosetting_plastic#Examples
The bulk of the material used to make a microwave is steel, and not thermosetting plastic. The cavity (the cooking space) is a metal "cave" with a door on it. There will be some components in an oven that are made of thermosetting plastic, but the bulk of the construction material is mild steel. Steel "seals in" microwave energy. Microwaves can pass through most thermosetting plastic. And that would be bad.
Formica is a composite material. Melamine, the resin used in it, is thermosetting.
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Dr. Leo Baekeland made the first thermosetting plastic. He made this in the year of 1909 and it was originally called Bakelite.
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.
i am a GCSE student in Southport and in chemistry i am learning all about plastic's. "Thermosetting" plastic is used because once it is heated and moulded into a shape it can not be reheated and moulded again. However "thermoplastic" plastics can. The particular use of your laptop casing does not require and reshaping or remoulding so to give the laptop most stability and strength the "thermosetting" plastic is used as they are stronger. Conor Smyth
Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Plastic (RTRP) Pipe.
Thermosetting plastics such as polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride better know as 'Bakelite' and some others.
because when electricity pass through the plug ,it produces heat and this type of plastic doesn't melt
The black plastic used in plastic handles are a thermosetting plastic, typically Bakelite. Many other types of plastic, called thermoplastics will wilt and deform on heating.
Because its firm and is used so it wont fall apart.