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Thermoplastic vs Thermoelastic - What's the difference?

thermoplastic | thermoelastic |

As adjectives the difference between thermoplastic and thermoelastic

is that thermoplastic is softening when heated and hardening when cooled while thermoelastic is of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelasticity.

As a noun thermoplastic

is a plastic with this property.

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)

    thermoelastic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelasticity