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Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears)
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Date: 
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 14:43:30 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jason S. Mantor writes:
IIRC, ABS is a thermoset plastic.

No, it's thermoplastic. But too much heat, or even localized hot spots, can
scorch it and make it unusable.



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  Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears)
 
IIRC, ABS is a thermoset plastic. The first time you melt it it's workable at a relatively low temp and solidifies nicely, but heating it again won't melt it, only deform it and finally burn it : ( -Xanthra47 Ross Crawford <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote (...) (22 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

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