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What Are The Uses of Thermosetting Plastic?

Thermosetting plastics are used as insulators and in vehicle bodies and home appliances. Common uses include handles on cookware and appliance parts like bottle caps, knobs, and handles. Thermoplastics have many applications including acrylic for aquariums, signs, medical uses like bone cement and artificial eye lenses. Nylon is used in fabrics, rope, carpets and musical instruments. Polyethylene grades are used in containers, pipes, sheets and other packaging. Polypropylene has medical and other applications like containers, diapers and carpets. Polystyrene forms are used in packaging, plastic models and insulation. Polyvinyl chloride is used in construction materials and flexible forms for hoses, tubing

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What Are The Uses of Thermosetting Plastic?

Thermosetting plastics are used as insulators and in vehicle bodies and home appliances. Common uses include handles on cookware and appliance parts like bottle caps, knobs, and handles. Thermoplastics have many applications including acrylic for aquariums, signs, medical uses like bone cement and artificial eye lenses. Nylon is used in fabrics, rope, carpets and musical instruments. Polyethylene grades are used in containers, pipes, sheets and other packaging. Polypropylene has medical and other applications like containers, diapers and carpets. Polystyrene forms are used in packaging, plastic models and insulation. Polyvinyl chloride is used in construction materials and flexible forms for hoses, tubing

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What are the uses of thermosetting plastic?

They’re used as insulators and body of vehicles, home appliances etc.

The most familiar use of thermosetting plastic is heat-resistant handle on metal cookware. It is also used
for appliance bottle caps, knobs and handles, laminated counter tops, and melamine dinnerware.

What are the uses of thermoplastic?

Acrylic
Acrylic, a polymer called poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), is also known by trade names such as
Lucite, Perspex and Plexiglas. It serves as a sturdy substitute for glass for such items as aquariums,
motorcycle helmet visors, aircraft windows, viewing ports of submersibles, and lenses of exterior lights
of automobiles. It is extensively used to make signs, including lettering and logos. In medicine, it is used
in bone cement and to replace eye lenses. Acrylic paint consists of PMMA particles suspended in water.
Acrylic has a structural melting point of 35 °C, this is due to its weak molecular state.

Nylon
Nylon, belonging to a class of polymers called polyamides, has served as a substitute for silk in products
such as parachutes, flak vests and women's stockings. Nylon fibers are useful in making fabrics, rope,
carpets and strings for musical instruments. In bulk form, nylon is used for mechanical parts, including
machine screws, gear wheels and power tool casings. In addition, nylon is used in the manufacture of
heat-resistant composite materials.

Polyethylene
Polyethylene (or polyethene, polythene, PE) is a family of materials categorized according to their
density and molecular structure. For example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) is
tough and resistant to chemicals, and it is used to manufacture moving machine parts, bearings, gears,
artificial joints and some bulletproof vests. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is used to make milk jugs,
margarine tubs and water pipes. Medium-density polyethylene (MDPE) is used for packaging film, sacks
and gas pipes and fittings. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is soft and flexible and is used in the
manufacture of squeeze bottles, sacks and sheets.

XLPE (cross-linked polyethylene)

Polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP) is useful for such diverse products as reusable plastic containers, diapers, sanitary
pads, ropes, carpets, plastic moldings, piping systems, car batteries, insulation for electrical cables and
filters for gases and liquids. In medicine, it is used to repair hernias and to make heat-resistant medical
equipment. Polypropylene sheets are used for stationery folders and packaging and storage boxes.

Polystyrene
Polystyrene is manufactured in various forms that have differing applications. Extruded polystyrene (PS)
is used in the manufacture of disposable cutlery, CD and DVD cases, plastic models of cars and boats,
and smoke detector housings. Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) is used in making insulation and
packaging materials, such as the "peanuts" and molded foam used to cushion fragile products. Extruded
polystyrene foam (XPS), known by the trade name Styrofoam, is used to make architectural models and
drinking cups for heated beverages. Polystyrene copolymers are used in the manufacture of toys and
product casings.

Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a tough, lightweight material that is resistant to acids and bases. Much of it is
used by the construction industry, such as for vinyl siding, drainpipes, gutters and roofing sheets. It is
also converted to flexible forms with the addition of plasticizers, thereby making it useful for items such
as hoses, tubing, electrical insulation, coats, jackets and upholstery. Flexible PVC is also used in inflatable
products, such as water beds and pool toys.

Teflon
Teflon is the brand name given by DuPont Corp. for a polymer called poly-tetra-fluoro-ethylene (PTFE),
which belongs to a class of thermoplastics known as fluoro-polymers. It is famous as a coating for non-
stick cookware. Being chemically inert, it is used in making containers and pipes that come in contact
with reactive chemicals. It is also used as a lubricant to reduce wear from friction between sliding parts,
such as gears, bearings and bushings.

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