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Thermosetting logo #10101) Thermoset
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thermosetting logo #20730thermosetting plastic. Compare with thermoplastic. A polymer that solidifies on heating and cannot be remelted. The setting action results from crosslinking of the polymer chains at high temperature- a process that is not reversed by cooling and reheating.
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Thermosetting

Thermosetting logo #10444Said of plastics which harden when their polymer chains reticulate in response to heat, radiation and/or a reagent. The chemical bonds thus formed make the material insoluble, more rigid and more temperature-resistant. After reticulation, thermosetting polymers cannot be softened or mechanically recycled without first being broken down
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thermosetting

thermosetting logo #20400[adj] - having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured
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thermosetting

thermosetting logo #21009thermoset, thermosetting 1. A classification for materials that become hardened or cured by the application of heat; such as, acrylic resin. 2. A description of a group of polymers which soften when initially heated, then harden and condense in bulk and retain a permanent shape. They cannot be softened or reprocessed by reheating.
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thermosetting logo #20974thermoset adjective having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured; `the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials`
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Thermosetting

Thermosetting logo #21120A plastic material that can be softened and molded but cannot be re-used or reverted to its original state.
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