Thermoset Use in Home Appliances

Thermosets, or thermoset composites, are molding materials specified towards a variety of home appliance products and applications. Thermoset materials including BMC and Phenolic are selected as a material of choice in these applications for their high heat and chemical resistance properties. Many home appliances and cookware products incorporate heating elements or electrical connections to power the products. Thermoset molded parts in appliances are used for both safe handling as well as internal component protection to keep a product assembly dimensionally stable without disfiguring. (more…)