Plastics - thermosetting

Question 1

What are the advantages of Epoxy Resin?

Answer 1

• Affordable
• Heat resistant
• Hard
• Strong
• Lightweight
• durable

Question 2

What are the disadvantages of Epoxy Resin?

Answer 2

• Not recyclable
• takes a long time to cure
• Traps dust

Question 3

What are the advantages of Melamine formaldehyde?

Answer 3

• Stain-resistant
• Chemical Resistance
• Good colour retention
• Durable
• Hard
• Fire and Heat resistance

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of Melamine formaldehyde?

Answer 4

• Expensive
• Can cause environmental problems and serious effects on human health

Question 5

What are the advantages of Urea Formaldehyde?

Answer 5

• Strong, hard,
• Heat resistant
• Opaque
• tough
• self-extinguishing,
• free from taint and odour, wide colour range
• resistant to detergents and dry cleaning solvents.

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of Urea Formaldehyde?

Answer 6

• Looses colour retention at high temperatures
• Can cause environmental problems and serious effects on human health
• Brittle
• Can emit toxic vapours during
  manufacturing process

Question 7

What are the advantages of polyester resin?

Answer 7

• good electrical insulator
• heat resistant

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of polyester resin?

Answer 8

• Brittle
• Can crack

Question 9

What are the advantages of Elastane (spandex/lycra)?

Answer 9

Lightweight and comfortable to
wear, resistant to perspiration, has great
elasticity, and is durable and strong.

Question 10

What are the disadvantages of Elastane (spandex/lycra)?

Answer 10

Sticks to your body, doesn’t
allow your skin to breathe easily, and is sensitive
to heat.