Formica is a brand of plastic laminate containing melamine resin. It is particularly used for kitchen surfaces, as it is heat-resistant and wipe-clean. A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. ... Melamine is a strong organic base with chemical formula C3H6N6, with the IUPAC name 1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-triamine. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ...
Invented in 1912 by Daniel J O'Conor and Herbert A. Faber, Formica is a laminate of paper or fabric, manufactured by impregnating the fabric with an adhesive resin at high pressure. This was originally used as an electrical insulator. The material commonly used in those days for electrical insulation was mica. The new product was a substitute "for mica", hence the name of the company. (He had no idea that 75 years later, applied to an altogether different product, Formica would be one of the world's 10 best-known brand names.) 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. ... Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. ... Fabric can refer to: Cloth Fabric, a London dance club This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... rock with mica Mica sheet mica flakes The mica group of minerals includes several closely related materials having highly perfect basal cleavage. ...
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