{"id":2248,"date":"2021-03-26T09:26:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kivo.nl\/en\/?post_type=kennisbank_artikel&p=2248"},"modified":"2021-04-09T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:36:02","slug":"at-what-temperature-does-plastic-melt","status":"publish","type":"kennisbank_artikel","link":"https:\/\/www.kivo.nl\/en\/knowledge-base\/faq-about-pe\/at-what-temperature-does-plastic-melt\/","title":{"rendered":"At what temperature does plastic melt?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Plastic<\/strong> melts when you heat it to a certain temperature. The shape of the plastic then changes, and it becomes soft when you heat it. However, this depends on the type of plastic you use. Some plastics become soft when you heat them, while others become liquid when you heat them.<\/p>\n Like steel, there are numerous plastics, each with different properties and melting points. A plastic kettle is therefore designed not to melt when water boils in it at 100\u00b0C. Typically, kettles are made of Polypropylene, or PP. PP has a melting temperature of 160\u00b0C, which means it starts to melt around 130\u00b0C. More than enough for a water boiler!<\/p>\nBelow the information of the different melting points of some types of plastics.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Polyethylene or LDPE & HDPE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n