Question

Explain the difference between thermoplastic and thermosetting plastics.

Answer 1

thermo plastics are those plastics that can be heated and re moulded to make another items.
and thermo setting plastics are those plastics that can be heated but can not be remoulded to make another items.

Answer 2

❤️Thermo plastics

It can be melted and recycled.

2 Dimensional with no crosslinks.

Prepared mostly by additional polymerisation.

Mostly processed by conventional methods such as injection molding, extrusion and blow molding.

Examples include polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terphthalate (PET).

❤️Thermosetting plastics

It cannot be melted and recycled.

3 Dimensional with multiple crosslinks.

Prepared mostly by condensation polymerisation.

Mostly processed by special methods such as compression, transfer and casting.

Examples include Phenol formaldehyde, melamine formaldehyde.