chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 07:58 PM |
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Plastics
Whats the name given to plastics that melt when heated but return to their former state when cooled?
And an example type would be nice
Thanks
Chris 
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clairetoo
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:04 PM |
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Thermoplastic's
Dunno what your looking for by way of an example though 
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:06 PM |
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I hate it when we get homework 
yours, Pete
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:10 PM |
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perspex is a plastic which melts when heated but only to the point where its bendy and stuff, but it can only be heated once from what i remember at
school
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:10 PM |
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perspex is a plastic which melts when heated but only to the point where its bendy and stuff, but it can only be heated once from what i remember at
school
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoplastic
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IDONTBELEIVEIT
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:11 PM |
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These Bad Boy's
Are We There Yet, Are We There Yet!!!!
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:15 PM |
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After my extensive research (on google) thermoplastics are set by heat but don't then melt again.
Ffrench, see me at break
Cheers
Chris
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:15 PM |
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oops double post!
[Edited on 21/11/08 by chrisg]
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:15 PM |
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thermoplastic
polypropylene , ABS , Polycarbonate , PVC , can all be melted then formed into shapes and then set when cooled - if your asking for something thats
got a memory after all that has happened , please give it to me - i wouldnt mind winning the nobel peace prize for science
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Bigheppy
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:23 PM |
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My credit card
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:24 PM |
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So nothing exists that can be melted, made into, say, a cup and then re-melted and made into a saucer?
Interesting
Cheers
Chris
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:34 PM |
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What about this stuff? Is it something like this you're after?
Phil
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:43 PM |
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That's interesting Phil, I could with finding out the chemical name is.
Thanks All
Cheers
Chris
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:43 PM |
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so basically you're after a plastic with the properties of wax, for example?
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:48 PM |
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yes
In a word.
Cheers
Chris
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wicket
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:51 PM |
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Thermoplastics, eg ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), can be ground up and reused to make other item.
The difference between thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics is that thermoplastics become soft, remoldable and weldable when heat is added.
Thermosetting plastics however, when heated, will chemically decompose, so they can not be welded or remolded. On the other hand, once a thermosetting
is cured it tends to be stronger than a thermoplastic.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:51 PM |
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Some more info
Phil
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Alan B
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 08:57 PM |
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AFAIK thermoplastics can be melted and re-melted although there is some loss of properties.
Thermosetting plastics can not be re-melted.
Could be wrong of course.
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:16 PM |
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Thanks for that chaps, at last I'm getting somewhere, this place is the best!
I'll email those companies, see if that stuff is suitable for what I want.
Cheers
Chris
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:31 PM |
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what do you actually want it for?
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:36 PM |
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I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you!
It's for a recycling project, a study into using more re usable products in car body panels.
Cheers
Chris
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blakep82
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:43 PM |
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does that mean i have to be killed now?
i didn't even get the choice!
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chrisg
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:46 PM |
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Nah, you're safe enough.
(foir now)
Cheers
Chris
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BenB
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:46 PM |
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I thought it was thermoplastics (like yoghurt pots)....
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 21/11/08 at 09:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisg
I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you!
It's for a recycling project, a study into using more re usable products in car body panels.
Cheers
Chris
Would you have to park in the shade in the summer (assuming we have one!)
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