What are the uses of thermosetting plastics?
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Common products and applications that are made from thermoset plastics include construction equipment panels, electrical housings and components, insulators, cell tower tops, heat shields, circuit breakers, agricultural feeding troughs, motor components, and disc brake pistons.
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Thermosetting plastics are the type of plastics that do not easily soften on heating. They cannot be easily re-molded and are formed by a three-dimensional network structure joined by strong covalent bonds. They are generally hard, strong and brittle. They are insoluble in inorganic solvents. Example: Bakelite and Melamine.
These are the uses of thermosetting plastics
- Kitchen work tops formed by melamine.
- As adhesives and varnishes.
- In utensils and fibers like polythene, polyesters etc.
- As insulators, body of vehicles, and home appliances
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