Melt granulate

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Melt granulate is a plastic ( polystyrene ) that is used for handicrafts and model making . The granulate is available in various transparent colors.

application

The grains are placed in a mold or on a carrier. The granules melt in the oven at 160 ° and combine to form a mass. It hardens as it cools down. Different colored grains are often used to create patterns.

Manufacturer

Suppliers of melt granulate are:

  • Fa. Heintze & Blanckertz under the brand name Schmelzolan
  • Creartec under the brand name Colouraplast

literature

  • Christine Enezian, Wilhelm Rudin: Colorful discs made of melt granules . 20th ed. Frech-Verlag, Stuttgart 1976, ISBN 3-7724-0177-5 .
  • Ursula Müller-Wüstemann: Melt granules. Decorations & gifts . Christophorus-Verlag, Freiburg / B. 2006, ISBN 978-3-419-56799-9 .