1. Thermosetting can not be recycled.
Thermoplastic can be recycled.
2. Thermoplastic materials have low melting points while thermoset plastic products can withstand high temperatures without losing austerity.
3. Thermoplastic can be synthesized by the process called addition polymerization.
Thermosetting plastics are synthesized by condensation polymerization.
4. Thermo plastics:
2 Dimensional with no crosslinks.
Thermosetting plastics:
3 Dimensional with multiple crosslinks.
5. Typical examples of thermosetting plastics are Phenolic resins, Amino resins and Epoxy resins.
Acrylic, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, Nylon, Polybenzimidazole, Polycarbonate, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Teflon, Polyvinyl Chloride, etc. are several examples of thermoplastic materials.
6. Thermoplastics are generally more expensive than thermoset.
7. Thermoplastics have low tensile strength.
Thermosetting plastics have high tensile strength.
8. Thermo plastics:
Mostly processed by conventional methods such as injection molding, extrusion and blow molding.
Thermosetting plastics:
Mostly processed by special methods such as compression, transfer and casting.
9. Thermoplastic is lower in molecular weight, compared to thermosetting plastic.
10. Thermoset plastics are often used for sealed products due to their resistance to deformation.
Thermoplastics can serve low-stress applications such as plastic bags or high-stress mechanical parts.
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