Capable of being repeatedly softened by heat and hardened by cooling (n.) – A material that will repeatedly soften when heated and harden when cooled. Typical of the thermoplastic family are the ABS, polypropylene, acrylics, cellulosics, polyethylenes, vinyls, nylons, and the various fluorocarbon materials.
A group of plastic materials that become elastic or melt when heated, and return to their rigid state at room temperature. Examples are PVC, ABS, polystrene, polycarbonates, nylon, etc.
Materials that become soft when heated and solid when cooled to room temperature. This softening and setting may be repeated many times.
Soft plastics composed of single-chain, unlinked polymers, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinylchloride, polystyrene, and polyester, that can be remelted and reformed to make useful products.
Thermoplastics are plastics capable of being softened and moulded again and again through heat and pressure. Examples include Polythene, Polyvinyl Chloride and Polystyrene.
thermoplastics displaying crystalline and amorphous regions; plastics that can be melted (softened) by application of heat
Resins or plastic compounds which, in their final state as finished articles, are capable of being repeatedly softened by an increase of temperature and hardened by a decrease of temperature.
Heat welded or heat laminated fabrics such as PVC or CPE. Go to top
A group of plastics that can repeatedly be softened by heating and hardened by cooling.
Plastics which can be reformed repeteadly by application of heat and pressure.
A type of resin or polymer which can be remelted after cross-linking. Examples include polyolefins, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene terephthalate.
Polymeric materials that soften and can be re-formed when heated, returning to original properties when cooled.
Resins capable of undergoing a chemical reaction leading to a relative infusible and insolvable state.
Polymers that can be repeatedly melted down and cast into new shapes. Thermoplastics include polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, polyamide (nylon) and others.