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THERMOHARDENING [1 record]

Record 1 2014-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Plastics Industry
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Packaging in Plastic
DEF

Having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured.

CONT

Since the conversion of a linear polymer to a network polymer is often caused by heating with a cross-linking agent such as sulphur, the process is called thermosetting.

CONT

... thermoset moulding compounds.

OBS

Thermosetting resin: ... a resin that will permanently cure a fabric through heat application.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Industrie des plastiques
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Emballages en matières plastiques
DEF

Qui possède la propriété de durcir au-dessus d'une température donnée et de ne pouvoir reprendre sa forme primitive de manière réversible.

CONT

Matières thermodurcissables.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales plásticos
  • Industria de plásticos
  • Preparación y elaboración (Textiles)
  • Embalajes de plástico
DEF

[Dícese de la] capacidad de transformación en un producto esencialmente infundible e insoluble cuando se ha curado por calor o por otros medios como radiación, catálisis, etcétera.

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