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Heat-softening polymer terminology
Polymer B is a polymer which melts when heated.
What word is used to describe polymers which melt when heated?
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- 1 States thermosoftening or thermoplastic.
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Thermosoftening (thermoplastic).
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The polymer is thermosetting because heat changes its shape.
Thermosetting polymers do not melt; the term asked for is the class that softens or melts on heating.