thermosetting

• Diz-se do tipo de polímero ou plástico que, após ser curado ou endurecido por calor ou reação química, não pode mais ser fundido ou remodelado. É o oposto de termoplástico.

Describes a type of polymer that, once cured or hardened by heat or chemical reaction, cannot be remelted or reshaped.

1. Permanently hardening when heatedC1formaltechnical

   Describing a polymer or resin that undergoes an irreversible chemical change when heated, becoming hard and rigid, and cannot be remelted or reshaped.

   Termorrígido

   • Thermosetting plastics are used for electrical insulators because they do not soften when heated.
   • The epoxy resin is a thermosetting material that cures into a durable, hard coating.
   • Unlike thermoplastics, thermosetting polymers cannot be recycled by melting.

   Sinônimosthermoset

   Antônimosthermoplastic