Discuss the choice of materials for frying pan handles

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Plastics or ceramics would be better than metals because the metals would conduct the heat and burn your hand. Ceramics are quite brittle, so plastics would be the first choice. Among the plastics, most are good thermal insulators, but the thermoplastics would likely soften or melt when the pan got hot. Therefore, thermosets are the likely group of plastics to consider. Within the thermosets, some properties that might be important are low flammability, low cost, and stiffness. Phenolics seem to be a good choice. The potential drawbacks of phenolics are color (the part will be dark) and filler

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