Bakelite

Common Name: Bakelite

Chemical name: polyoxybenzylmethyleneglycolanhydride

Description: Bakelite is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. It was developed by the Belgian-American chemist Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907. Phenolic sheet is a hard, dense material made by applying heat and pressure to layers of paper or canvas cloth impregnated with synthetic Bakelite resin.

Properties:
• Good insulating properties
• High temp resistance to 120°C
• Not deformed by heat
• Very hard material
• Good wear resistance

Classes:
• Fabric
• Canvas

Available from Profile Plastics:
• Insulators
• Rod
• Machined components

Application:
• Wear strips
• Wear strips
• Base plates
• Bushes & washes
• Insulators

Downloads:
• Spec sheets.pdf
• Customer guide.pdf