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Thermo Set Plastics - Coggle Diagram
Thermo Set Plastics
UF
urea formaldeyde
Hard / brittle / good insulator
electrical fittings
Melamine (MF)
Scratch, stain, water resistant
Used for kitchen surfaces
Formica
GRP
Polyester Resin
Glass Reinforced Plastic (Fibreglass)
Layers of Glass fibres are mixed with resin to make solid shapes
used for boats, canoes, motorbike farings etc
Epoxy Resin
comes in two parts
when mixed - it sets hard
good for joining different materials together
PF (Bakelite)
Phenol formaldehyde
hard, dense, brittle
Cannot be reheated or reshaped once formed
