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What does thermosetting mean?

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  1. (chemistry) becoming permanently hard or solidifying when heated; used especially of synthetic plastics such as Bakelite.
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This thermosetting composite material is comprised of sheets that are molded, mainly through compression.
After polymerisation using heat, light, radiation or catalysis, a range of strong thermosetting plastics can be produced.
Since we wanted a system that was neither thermosetting nor filled, we had to develop a way to handle thermoplastics for compression moulding.
This technology, known as reaction injection molding, accounts for much of the production of thermosetting elastomers made from polyurethane.
Two types of polyurethane elastomers are marketed: thermosetting network polymers and thermoplastic elastomers.
A method of forming polymer door skins using a low viscosity, shelf stable homogeneous thermosetting reinforced polymer material.

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