Unsaturated resin

A new class of materials called smart tagged composites has been developed for stmctural health monitoring appHcations. These composites consist of PZT-5A particles embedded into the matrix resin (unsaturated polyester) of the composite (16). 

For example, the molecular weight of unsaturated polyesters is controlled to less than 5000 g/mol. The low molecular weight of the unsaturated polyester allows solvation in vinyl monomers such as styrene to produce a low-viscosity resin. Unsaturated polyesters are made with monomers containing carbon-carbon double bonds able to undergo free-radical crosslinking reactions with styrene and other vinyl monomers. Crosslinking the resin by free-radical polymerization produces the mechanical properties needed in various applications. 

Polyester thermosetting resins Unsaturated polyester resins (UPRs)... 

Typical examples of thermosetting polymers are phenolic and urea-formaldehyde resins, unsaturated polyesters, and epoxy resins. Typical thermoplastics are polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and poly(vinyl chloride). The thermoplastic or thermosetting character of a polymer... 

Diethylene glycol is used in the manufacture of polyurethane resins, unsaturated polyester resins, antifreeze blending, triethylene glycol, morpholine, and natural gas dehydration. 

FRP materials are made up of the polymer and reinforcing fibers. The polymer is typically a thermoset polymer thermoplastics can be used as well. Some typical thermoset polymers used are epoxy resins, unsaturated polyester resins, epoxy vinyl ester resins, phenolic resins, and high performance aerospace resins such as cyanate esters, polyimides, and bismaleimides. These resins... 

For commodity applications, there are four major classes of resins that are used in FRP applications. They are phenolic resin, epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester resin, and epoxy vinyl ester resins. A more complete description of these types of resins and their many variations can be found in Handbook of Thermoset Plastics. This is not a comprehensive list of resins used in composite manufacture, as commodity materials like polyurethanes and isocyanurate resins are sometimes used as well to make FRP parts. However, these materials are not covered in this chapter owing to their limited use, but, the principals of fire safety that apply for the resins described subsequently apply to these materials as well. 

Heating of a mixture of BPA/DC and BMI at 100-160 °C results in a formation of prepolymers, known as BT Resins of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. [57]. A broad assortment of BT Resins has been developed. Some of the BT Resins are modified with epoxide resins, unsaturated monomers etc. 

Unsaturated Polyester Resins. Unsaturated polyester resins are widely used as fiber-reinforced plastics, coating materials, tire cords, films, and casting or molding resins. Organic titanates such as TYZOR TPT, TYZOR TBT, or TYZOR TOT can be used to catalyze the preparation of the resins, which involves the polyesterification of a mixture of a- and p-unsaturated polybasic acids, such as maleic or fumade acid, and alicydic polybasic acids, such as adipic or isophthalic acid with polyhydroxyalcohols (489). 

The materials employed for making hollow microspheres include inorganic materials such as glass and silica, and polymeric materials such as epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester resin, silicone resin, phenolics, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, polyjM-opylene and polystyrene, among others, commercial jx oducts available are glass, silica, phenolics, epoxy resin, silicones, etc. Table 36 shows low-density hollow spheres. Table 37 shows physical properties of glass microspheres, and Table 38 shows comparison of some fillers on the physical properties of resulting foams (10). 

The matrix is considered to be the binder for the microspheres. Typical matrix materials include (a) thermosetting resins such as epoxy resins, unsaturated polyesters, vinyl esters, phenolics, polyurethanes, and silicones (b) thermoplastic resins such as polyethylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride (c) asphalt and (d) gypsiun and cement. 

Matrix resins to be used for syntactic foams include thermosetting resins and thermoplastic resins, as shown below. Epoxy resin, unsaturated polyester and phenolic resin have been the resins of choice for industrial applications because the resulting foams have remarkably high compressive strengths. Examples of the resins used are given below. 

Thermosetting Resins. Epoxy resin, phenolic resin, unsaturated resin, vinyl ester resin, silicone resin, polyurethane resin and polyisocyanurate resin. 

Since the introduction of the first commercial thermoset, Bakelite, based on phenol formaldehyde condensation, a wide range of thermoset materials have been introduced. These are typically designed for specific properties related to their chemistry and processability. Some commercially important thermosets include phenolics, ureas, melamines, epoxy resins, unsaturated polyesters, silicones, rubbers, polyurethanes, acrylics, cyanates, polyimides, and benzocyclobutenes. ... 

Laminating is, furthermore, important as a manufacturing process for composite materials by means of so-called laminating resins (unsaturated polyester, epoxides with substrates such as glass and carbon fibers) for example, in aeroplanes, vehicles and in shipbuilding. In these applications, however, bonded joints in the true sense of the meaning do not occur. 

The main commercial thermosets are urea-formaldehyde resins (UF), melamine-formaldehyde resins (MF), phenol-formaldehyde resins (PF), epoxy resins, unsaturated polyesters, alkyd resins and polyurethanes. Changes in thermoset consumption in Western Europe during the period 1994-1996 are shown in Table 1.2. UF/MF resins and polyurethanes are produced in the greatest quantities, making up about 70% of the total thermosets market. 

Synthetic thermosets which cure on heating to solids, e.g., amino plastics, epoxides, phenolic resins, unsaturated polyesters, polyaromatics, and furanes. 

Trimethylcyclohe.xanone [873-94-9] (TMC-one, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexanone) is a saturated cyclic ketone. It is a colorless high boiler with an aromatic odor reminiscent of menthol. Trimethylcyclohexanone is only moderately miscible with water, but is miscible in all proportions with all organic solvents. It is chemically closely related to isophorone. Trimethylcyclohexanone dissolves cellulose nitrate, low molecular mass PVC grades, poly(vinyl acetate), vinyl chloride-vinylacetate copolymers, chlorinated rubber, alkyd resins, unsaturated polyester resins, epoxy resins, acrylic resins, etc. 

Cyclohexyl acetate [622-45-7] is very slightly miscible with water, but completely miscible with common organic solvents. Its solvency properties are comparable to those of amyl acetate. Cyclohexyl acetate dissolves oils, fats, resins, waxes, cellulose nitrate, cellulose tripropionate and acetobutyrate, alkyd resins, unsaturated and saturated polyester resins, phenolic resins and aminoplasts, poIy(vinyI chloride), vinyl chloride copolymers, poly(vinyl acetate), poly(vinyl ethers), epoxy resins, and acrylic resins, basic dyes, blown oils, crude rubber, metallic soaps, shellac, and bitumen. 

Thermosetting resins Unsaturated polyesters phenol formaldehyde urea formaldehyde melamine formaldehyde epoxies vinyl ester resins cyanate ester resins bismaleimides certain polyimides... 

Synonyms Poiyester resin, unsaturated Poiyester, unsaturated Unsaturated poiyester resin UPR... 

Polyester resin, unsaturated. See Polyester resin, thermosetting... 

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