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Re: Melting Point of ABS (Re: Strengthening Gears)
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Date: 
Tue, 5 Mar 2002 15:23:07 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Thomas Avery writes:
In lugnet.technic, Larry Pieniazek writes:
They're clearly not extruded... that's the kind Plastruct(R) uses.

But if they're just plain molded and not impact grade I am hoping they are
from the higher end of the range. The low end mold temp (and I agree with
Thomas Avery's speculations about what it means although my molding
experience is with aluminium) of 109 scares me... it gets that hot in the
south (or in attics) on a regular basis.

I measured the temp in my attic last summer and it reached 115 F. Needless
to say I don't keep much up there and definitely not my Lego collection!

ROSCO had a bad "melting" experience:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=42127

I think this was caused by prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, but I
forgot what he had said about it.

IIRC, I thought it was from the back shelf of a car... cars with no windows
opened can easily get to 145 or even hotter. (hence the warnings about not
leaving dogs or ferrets or cats or whatever locked in cars on sunny days, it
will kill them)



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(...) I measured the temp in my attic last summer and it reached 115 F. Needless to say I don't keep much up there and definitely not my Lego collection! ROSCO had a bad "melting" experience: (URL) think this was caused by prolonged exposure to (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)

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