What are the two families of plastics called?
Thermoplastics
Thermosetting plastics
What are the properties of Thermosetting plastics?
They melt the first time they are heated but once cooled it sets and remains hard even if reheated.
What are the properties of
Thermoplastics?
Can be softened by heating even when they have been heated before. They will always set again when cooled.
Name two thermosetting plastics
Polyester resin
Epoxy resin
Name two thermoplastics
Acrylic
Polystyrene