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4.8.1.2 Thermosets
Thermosets, or thermosetting polymers, are derived from low-molecularweight precursors known as monomers or oligomers. When allowed to
polymerize (chemically react), they form continuous network polymers of
very large molecular weights that are crosslinked to the extent that the network is infusible and insoluble.
TabLE 4.7
Abbreviations Used for Thermoplasts
Abbreviation
Thermoplast
ABS
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
CPVC
Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
CTFE
Chlorotrifluorethylene
ECTFE
Ethylene chlorotrifluorethylene
ETFE
Ethylene tetrafluorethylene
FEP
Fluorinated ethylene propylene
HDPE
High-density polyethylene
PA
Polyamide
PAI
Polyamideimide
PB
Polybutylene
PC
Polycarbonate
PCTFE
Polychlorotrifluorethylene
PE
Polyethylene
PEEK
Polyetheretherketone
PEI
Polyetherimide
PEK
Polyetherketone
PES
Polyethersulfone
PF
Phenol formaldehyde
PFA
Polyfluoralkoxy
PI
Polyimide
PP
Polypropylene
PPS
Polyphenylene sulfide
PSF
Polysulfone
PTFE
Polytetrafluorethylene
PVC
Polyvinyl chloride
PVDC
Polyvinylidene chloride
PVDF
Polyvinylidene fluoride
UHMWPE
Ultrahigh-molecular-weight
polyethylene
Source: From Reference 8.