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0 pointssimonbarker878y ago0 comments

We use a heat-resistant ABS, 20 years ago it would have yellowed, now it doesn't.

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Heat resistant suggests a higher melting point, it is not necessarily flame retardant. The yellowed plastics on old consumer electronics aren't specifically heat resistant.

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0 pointssimonbarker878y ago0 comments

We use a heat-resistant ABS, 20 years ago it would have yellowed, now it doesn't.

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varjag8y ago

Heat resistant suggests a higher melting point, it is not necessarily flame retardant. The yellowed plastics on old consumer electronics aren't specifically heat resistant.

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