thermoset
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Unlike thermoplastics, thermosets remain rigid when set and do not soften when heated.
Type of plastic that remains rigid when set, and does not soften with heating. Thermosets have this property because the long-chain polymer molecules cross-link with each other to give a rigid structure. Examples include Bakelite, resins, melamine, and urea–formaldehyde resins.
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