thermometers

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Thermoplastics and thermosets are two types of plastics that both consist of long chains of molecules called polymers but behave differently when heated.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

This structure, which is generally associated with thermosets that are very difficult to recycle, makes them more resistant than plastics made from long molecular chains.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023

Their shape-shifting versatility is one reason thermoplastics quickly eclipsed the thermosets and today constitute about 90 percent of all the plastics produced.

From Scientific American • May 29, 2011