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A plastic spoon is a thermoplastic. If heated further, it becomes pliant and it can be melted or remolded.
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Polythene (regardless of density) is a thermoplastic.
ABS is a thermoplastic material, not a thermosetting material. This means that ABS can be melted and remolded multiple times without degrading its properties, making it suitable for processes like injection molding.
Thermoplastic operations involve blowing a heated plastic into a mold. The end product is hollow. Thermoset plastics are sheets of plastic heated and place over two parts of a mold that come together. The end result is not hollow.
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The answer is thermoset :)
A plastic spoon is a thermoplastic. If heated further, it becomes pliant and it can be melted or remolded.
It is a thermoplastic! :)
Thermoplastic and thermoset materials both fall under the broad category of Polymers. The biggest difference between a thermoplastic and thermoset is that a thermoplastic can be recycled. Whereas a thermoset irreversibly cure. Thermoplastic: PE, PP, PVC. Thermoset: Bakelite, Epoxy.
i think its a thermoplastic I'm not too shore but when its heated it melts so yeah i guess so :)
No. Elastomer = possesses elasticity. As with most rubbers, neoprene is an elastomer. Thermoplastic = can be melted and re-formed. Neoprene is a thermoset material, which means that it will chemically degrade instead of melting.
UHMW stands for Ultra High Molecular Weight. Now it depends what the monomer is. UHMWPE would be thermoplastic not thermoset. But other UHMW polymers can be thermoset. It depends.
Technically, A thermoset cannot be reused since it forms a structure that does not remelt easily and remelting this material can result in degradation and molecular weight changes. A thermoplastic however can be reused when mixed with a percentage of virgin material. This is the large benefit of utilizing a thermoplastic over a thermoset.
thermosettings and thermoplastics. A thermoplastic can be remelted and reused, a thermoset cannot.
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