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• a  having the property of becoming permanently hard and rigid when heated or cured
  the phenol resins and plastics were the original synthetic thermosetting materials

• But it combines advantages of the two general types of plastics: as a thermoplastic it can be resoftened and reworked, but like thermosetting plastics, it is relatively .

• thermoset

• thermoplastic

News & Articles

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• Newest Axalta Nap-Gard Achieves New Depths for Oil Pipelines with Operating Temperatures in Excess of 155°C
  Axalta Coating Systems is rolling out its latest generation Nap-Gard® product which can withstand continuous operating temperatures of 155°C . Nap-Gard High Tg 7-2555 is a thermosetting epoxy powder designed for use as a corrosion barrier coating for underground and sub-sea pipelines that operate in high temperature service.
  Nov. 27, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance