Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. organic material
7. plastic (material)
8. [plastic by property]

Narrower term/s

• alkyd resin[+]
  • oil-modified alkyd
  • Glyptal
• allyl resin
• amino resin[+]
  • melamine
  • urea-formaldehyde resin [+]
    • aminoaldehyde resin
• casein plastic
• epoxy resin[+]
  • basic liquid epoxy
  • multifunctional epoxy
  • silicone epoxy
  • coal-tar epoxy
• phenolic[+]
  • Bakelite (TM)
  • melamine phenolic
  • catalin
  • Opalon (TM)
• polyvinylidene chloride
• silicone

Anotations

Scope note:

A polymer with strong intermolecular bonding that becomes rigid by chemical reaction and that is not remeltable. Thermoset polymers are usually insoluble in most solvents. Examples of thermoset polymers are epoxies, silicones, and phenolics along with some polyesters and polyurethanes.