How has Bakelite changed the lives of people who use it
Bakelite has changed the lives of people who use it by being a convenient, affordable, attractive and reliable material. Bakelite is a thermosetting resin, once moulded it maintains its shape even if heated. Bakelite is lightweight, durable and non-flammable. Bakelite was used to fabricate different things such as handles of pans, whistles, machine guns, sockets for light bulbs, stationery items, jewellery, lamps, desk sets, clocks, radios, telephones, kitchenware, tableware, and a variety of game pieces such as chess sets, billiard balls, and poker chips, electrical devices, washing machine impellers and many more. Bakelite made lives of people easy and more comfortable. Bakelite was a great substitute for metal because Bakelite was cheaper and is very strong. Bakelite was also acceptable for electrical and automobile industries because of its exceptional high resistance of heat. Bakelite is known as the material of a thousand uses. Bakelite was also used in cars in the forms of radiator caps, gear shift knobs, battery terminals, door latch handles and gas tank covers. Bakelite was also a good substitute for wood, Bakelite emulated wood in looks.
One of the significant uses of Bakelite was when Thomas Edison used Bakelite as the base for his early commercial phonograph records Some disadvantages of Bakelite includes it becomes flexible overtime which leads to breakage and its non-recyclable.
One of the significant uses of Bakelite was when Thomas Edison used Bakelite as the base for his early commercial phonograph records Some disadvantages of Bakelite includes it becomes flexible overtime which leads to breakage and its non-recyclable.