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Bakelit,melamine and formica are commonly used plastics. Find out what items are made from them and why they are useful for these items.

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Answered by SharmaHarish
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Bakelite due to its high resistance to electricity and heat is used in automotive components and industrial applications. Due to its excellent insulating properties it is used for making switches and other electrical appliances.

In one large scale application, melamine is combined with formaldehyde and other agents to produce melamine resins. Such resins are characteristically durable thermosetting plastic used in high pressure decorative laminates such as Formica, melamine dinnerware, laminate flooring, and dry erase boards.

Formica laminate is a laminated composite material invented at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in the United States in 1912. Originally used to replace mica in electrical applications, it has since been manufactured for a variety of applications.

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