Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology · C600
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A plastic that softens when heated and can be shaped, cooled and reheated for reshaping.
Revise: Polymer Origins, Types and PropertiesThermoforming plastics, also called thermoplastics, soften when heated. They can be shaped and then cooled so that they retain the new shape. Heating can soften them again, allowing repeated reshaping without the shaping cycle itself causing a chemical change.
- Revise: Factors Influencing Plastic Selection
A plastic that softens when heated and can be shaped again, also called a thermoplastic.