Plastic Flashcards

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Thermoplastic

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• Easily melted and reshaped
• Weaker than thermosetting plastics
• Lower melting point
• Most thermoplastics are recyclable

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Thermosetting plastics

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• Cannot be melted and reshaped
•Stronger, harder, brittle than thermoplastics
• Higher melting point. Good insulators
• Not recyclable

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