Bakelite or sometimes called Phenolic, is made of insulating paper impregnated with phenolic resin and hot pressed. Bakelite is suitable for use in transformer oil, in machineries, motors and electric appliances where insulating pieces and parts of high mechanical property are required.
Bakelite sheet is a hard, dense material made by applying heat and pressure to layers of paper impregnated with phenolic resin. When heat and pressure are applied to the layers, a chemical reaction (polymerization) transforms the layers into a high-pressure thermosetting industrial laminated plastic.
BAKELITE sheet is also known as Hylam sheet, Tufnol sheet, Norplex Sheet, Micarta Sheet, Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper Base Sheet (SRBP), Phenolic Sheet, Fabric Sheet, Laminated Sheet, Synthetic Resin Bonded Fabric Base Sheet (SRBF).
