Aniline Formaldehyde:

A thermoplastic resin made by polymerizing aniline and formaldehyde.

Yellow and red to brown translucent high viscosity liquids or solids.

Properties:
Good weather-resistant, UV-resistance, water-resistance, oil resistance and
alkali resistance.
Impact intensity. -- Insulation, especially in the high frequency and humid
conditions.

Flash point: -70 °C

Boiling point:- 184.4 °C at 760 mmHg
Chemical Names: - 2-METHYLOXIRANE; OXIRANE; PHENOL

PLASTIC:
The term "plastic", derived from the Greek word "plastikos" actually applies
to any pliable substance that can be shaped or moulded, for example, Wax,
clay, asphalt and amber.
Plastic is a man-made material that comes from natural gases and
petroleum. These are the building blocks of plastic, and they form chemically
linked subunits called monomers. The long chains of monomers are called
polymers. All plastics are made up of polymers. The different mixture of
polymers is what makes up resins.

TYPES OF PLASTIC:
Plastic are of various types. But they may be categorized on the basis
of their behavior with respect to change in temperature, as follows:

1. THERMO PLASTIC:
Thermoplastics soften when heated and subsequently melt. When
cooled they become hard and rigid once again.

Example: Polyethylene, PVC, Nylon.

Uses: Bags, Mugs, Toys, etc.

2. THERMOSETTING PLASTICS:
Thermosetting plastics do not soften on heating. And they never
melt once set.
Examples: Bakelite.
Uses: Electric switches, telephone parts, pressure cooker handles, etc.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THERMO PLASTIC AND
THERMOSETTING PLASTIC
Sr. THERMO PLASTICS
#
1 Formed by addition
polymerization
2 Long chain linear polymers
3 Soften on heating and stiffen
on cooling
4 Can be remoulded
5 Usually soft, weak and less
brittle
6 Can be reclaimed from
wastes
7 Soluble in organic solvents
USES OF ANALINE FORMALDEHYDE:
THERMOSETTING PLASTICS
Formed by condensation
polymerization
Three dimensional complex
structure joined by covalent
bonds
Do not soften on heating
Cannot be remoulded
Usually hard strong and more
brittle
Cannot be reclaimed from wastes
Insoluble in organic solvents
 1. It is a resin used widely as glue.
2. Fire retardant and water repellant.
3. Glues that use formaldehyde as a building block are exceptional
bonding agents. These items are extremely economical due to the
superior bonding properties and efficient production of formaldehyde-
based glues.

ADDITION POLYMERIZATION:
Addition polymerization is the process of adding monomer units
so that the resulting chain is a perfect sum of all the atoms in the monomers.
This summing distinguishes addition polymerization from condensation
polymerization in which small molecules are eliminated as the monomers are
assembled in polymers. E.g. polyvinyl chloride(PVC).

CONDENSATION POLYMERIZATION:
Condensation polymerization involves interaction of two similar (or
different functional groups) monomers and generally liberate liquid or
gaseous by products (such as water, hydrochloric acid, alcohol, or nitrogen
gas). E.g. nylon.

DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION:
The degree of polymerization (DP) may be defined as the average
number of base units per molecule, if the molecules are composed of
regularly repeating units, or as the average number of monomeric units per
molecule.
It may also be defined as the Number of monomeric units in a polymer. It can
be calculated by dividing average molecular weight with the molecular
weight of the monomer unit.