It's in my history notes... In bold. My dictionary doesnt have it.
2007-10-26 13:18:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
It's a rigid insulating material, kind of like a fiberglas or plastic. I've seen it used in electrical equipment (medium and high voltage circuit breakers). I think it is also used in some cookware, for pot handles, etc.
2007-10-26 13:22:09 · answer #1 · answered by maddog27271 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Does Bakelite Mean
2017-01-15 19:15:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bakelite was the first plastic to be usable enough to have a practical purpose.
Even after bakelite came out, many subsequent plastics were terribly fragile and/or melted at very modest temperatures.
Bakelite - Polymerized oxy- benzyl-methylen-glycol-anhydride - between friends, is a thermosetting plastic - meaning that once it has been set, it cannot be melted back down - unlike a "thermo plastic".
Bakelite is fairly tolerant of heat - but when it gets really hot, gives off a really unpleasant odour, not unlike that of "burning fish".
It is made from phenol, formaldehyde (itself made usually from methanol).
As for "what does it mean", it started life as a brand name (like "hoover") but is now used to refer to the generic product as well.
Mark
2007-10-26 13:32:49 · answer #3 · answered by Mark T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a material that preceded plastic, they use to make radio cases out of it during and after the war. It was not so flexible as plastic and cracked easily under cold conditions. Have a good day.
2007-10-26 13:45:01 · answer #4 · answered by wheeliebin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an early form of plastic invented in the early 20th century by a Belgian
2007-10-26 18:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's kind of like plastic. They used to make jewelry and radios out of it.
2007-10-26 13:27:54 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋