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1Thermoplastic elastomer — Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties …
2ThermoPlastic Olefin — (TPO) is a trade name that refers to polymer/filler blends usually consisting of some fraction of PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), BCPP (block copolymer polypropylene), rubber, and a reinforcing filler. Common fillers include, though are… …
3Thermoplastic sheath — Thermo Plastic Sheathed (TPS) cable normally consists of a white or off white outer sheath of thermoplastic, one or more inner coloured thermoplastic sheaths, and a core or cores of plain annealed copper, either single or multi strand. These… …
4thermoplastic — A classification for materials that can be made soft by the application of heat and harden upon cooling. * * * ther·mo·plas·tic .thər mə plas tik adj capable of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening again when cooled <thermoplastic… …
5thermoplastic binding — /ˌθɜmoʊˌplæstɪk ˈbaɪndɪŋ/ (say .thermoh.plastik buynding) noun a type of binding in which the four edges of a book are trimmed and the spine is attached to the cover by means of a heat set plastic. Also, perfect binding …
6thermoplastic elastomers — Materials which are rubbery at room temperature but which on heating melt to viscous liquids that can be molded and otherwise processed; the change is reversible; on cooling, the melted material reverts to a solid material having rubbery… …
7thermoplastic — thermoplasticity /therr moh pla stis i tee/, n. /therr meuh plas tik/, adj. 1. soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties. n. 2. a plastic of this type. [1880 85; THERMO + PLASTIC] * * * …
8thermoplastic — n. material which possesses the properties of fusing in heat and hardening when cooled adj. of material which fuses when heated and hardens when cooled …
9thermoplastic — ther•mo•plas•tic [[t]ˌθɜr məˈplæs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) chem. soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties 2) chem. a plastic of this type • Etymology: 1880–85 ther mo•plas•tic′i•ty plæˈstɪs ɪ ti n …
10thermoplastic — /θɜmoʊˈplæstɪk/ (say thermoh plastik) adjective 1. soft and pliable whenever heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties. –noun 2. such a plastic …
