Bakelite Sheet

Description and Properties

Bakelite is based on a phenol formaldehyde resin with the chemical name polyoxybenzyl methylene glycol anhydride. It was formed by the reaction under heat and pressure of phenol, a toxic, colorless crystalline solid, and formaldehyde, a simple organic compound, generally with a wood flour filler.

Advantage:

1. excellent electrical insulation made it quite desirable as casing for the growing electrical industry

2. for making patterned molds, which enabled increased production.

3. The ingredients to make the resin (carbolic acid and formaldehyde) were easily obtainable and available in large amounts.

Properties: