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Thermoplastic vs Polyethersulfone - What's the difference?

thermoplastic | polyethersulfone |

As nouns the difference between thermoplastic and polyethersulfone

is that thermoplastic is a plastic with this property while polyethersulfone is polyethersulfone describes a family of thermoplastic polymers that are known for their toughness and stability at high temperatures. They contain the subunit aryl-SO2-aryl, the defining feature of which is the sulfone group.

As an adjective thermoplastic

is softening when heated and hardening when cooled.

thermoplastic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • softening when heated and hardening when cooled

    • Coordinate terms

    * thermosetting

    Derived terms

    * thermoplastic resin

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A plastic with this property.

    • See also

    * ("thermoplastic" on Wikipedia)

    polyethersulfone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyethersulfone) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Polyethersulfone describes a family of thermoplastic polymers that are known for their toughness and stability at high temperatures. They contain the subunit aryl-SO2-aryl, the defining feature of which is the sulfone group.

    • Related terms

    * polysulfone