Organic materials of high molecular weight and it can be moulded into any desired form when it is subjected to heat and pressure in the presence of a catalyst are called plastics.
Resins are the basic binding materials which form a major part of the plastics and which actually has undergone polymerizations and condensation reactions during their preparation.
Plastics divided into two groups.
- Thermo plastics.
- Thermo setting plastics.
Thermo plastics:
Plastics which can be softened on heating and hardness on cooling are called thermo plastics. The chemical nature of thermo plastics are un altered by repeated heating and cooling.
Eg:
PVC, Polyethylene, Polystyrene.
Thermo setting plastics:
Plastics which get hardened during heating (mounting process) and then cannot be softened ate called as thermo setting plastics. Since they acquire three dimensional cross-linked structures with predominantly strong covalent bonds, these bonds retain the strength on reheating.
Eg:
Bakelite, polysters, silicons.
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