Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Thermoset Plastics

characteristic

Once cooled and hardened, these plastics retain their shapes and cannot return to their original form.
They are hard and durable.
A thermoset material is a polymer material which can be formed by heat and pressure, but not reformed by further application of heat and pressure.
•Thermoset, or thermosetting, plastics are synthetic materials that strengthenduring being heated, but cannot be successfully remolded or reheated after their initial heat-forming.
•This is in contrast to thermoplastics, which soften when heated and harden and strengthen after cooling.
•Thermosetting plastics will burn when heated after the initial molding.
•Thermoset plastic products are typically produced by heating liquid or powder within a mold, allowing the material to cure into its hardened form.
•These products can be removed from the mold even without allowing it to cool. 
The reaction used to produce thermosetting plastic products is not always the result of heating, and is sometimes performed by chemical interaction between specialized materials. 

ADVANTAGES

Maintain their strength and shape even when heated.
excellent strength attributes (although they are brittle), and will not become weaker when the temperature increases.

STRUCTURE
 
 

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