Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 4.2.6 · Paper 1
Revise: Thermoforming PolymersThermoforming polymers do not have the permanent network of strong cross-links joining their chains that characterises thermosetting polymers. Forces between the chains hold them together, but the chains are not permanently locked into that network.
- Revise: Thermosetting Polymers
A chemical bond connecting neighbouring polymer chains, restricting their movement.