n A coined term for a plastisol that forms an article of very high Durometer hardness. Such hardness is obtained by means of compounding techniques that permit the use of relatively small amounts of plasticizer, and/or by the incorporation of monomers that serve as diluents at room temperature but crosslink or polymerize upon heating.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Rigidsol. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_10060
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