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Thermo Set Plastics - Coggle Diagram
Thermo Set Plastics
GRP
polyester resin
used or canoes and bikes
fibres of glass are mixed with resin making a solid shape
Melamine
Formica
Scratch, water resistant
Used for kitchen surfaces
Cannot be reheated or reshaped
UF
Urea formaldehyde
Good insulator, tough and hard
Used for electrical fittings
epoxy resin
comes in to different
But when both mix it becomes solid
Good for joining materials
PF (Bakelight)
phenol formaldehyde
Hard, dense and brittle
