▁protect ive ▁co ating , ▁se am less ▁flo oring , ▁civil ▁engineering ▁construction ▁gr outs ▁for ▁joint ing ▁and ▁injection , ▁mort ars , ▁found ry ▁s ands , ▁ad hes ives , ▁se al ants , ▁cast ings , ▁pot ting , ▁elect rical ▁ins ulation , ▁enc aps ulation , ▁ 3 D ▁printing , ▁solid ▁fo ams , ▁wet ▁lay - up ▁l amin ating , ▁p ult r usion , ▁gel co ats , ▁fil ament ▁w inding , ▁pre - pre gs , ▁and ▁m old ing . ▁Specific ▁methods ▁of ▁m old ing ▁therm os ets ▁are : ▁ ▁Re active ▁injection ▁m ould ing ▁( used ▁for ▁objects ▁such ▁as ▁milk ▁bott le ▁cr ates ) ▁ ▁Ext r usion ▁m old ing ▁( used ▁for ▁making ▁pip es , ▁threads ▁of ▁fabric ▁and ▁ins ulation ▁for ▁elect rical ▁c ables ) ▁ ▁Com pression ▁m old ing ▁( used ▁to ▁shape ▁S MC ▁and ▁B MC ▁therm os et ting ▁pl ast ics ) ▁ ▁Sp in ▁casting ▁( used ▁for ▁producing ▁fish ing ▁l ures ▁and ▁j igs , ▁g aming ▁mini atures , ▁figur ines , ▁em blem s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁production ▁and ▁replacement ▁parts ) ▁ ▁Properties ▁Th erm os et ting ▁pl ast ics ▁are ▁generally ▁stronger ▁than ▁therm op last ic ▁materials ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁three - dimensional ▁network ▁of ▁b onds ▁( cross link ing ), ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁high - temper ature