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There are rtwo ypes of 'Plastic'.

Thermosetting and Thermosoftening.

Thermosetting if heated will just char (go black)

Thermosoftening is heated will alter its shape. Different Thermosoftening plastics have different temperatures at which they soften.

A Casual way to tell the difference is that thermosetting plastics are generally opaque, and thermosofteneing plastics a generally clear(see -through).

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