Thermosetting Resin Family

The family of polymeric composites splits into those which use thermosetting resins and those which use thermoplastic resins. The EUROCOMP programme is only concerned with the thermosets. 

Urea-Formaldehyde. Urea-formaldehyde resins are one of the oldest families of commercial plastics with a U.S. market volume of 3 billion Ib/yr, they are the third largest thermosetting resin. Urea and melamine have similar polymer chemistry, so they are often... 

Phenolics A family of thermosetting resins made by reacting a phenol with an aldehyde. Phenolics are known for good meclumical properties and high resistance to temperature. 

Acetone a-so- ton [Gr Azeton, fr. L acetum] (1839) (dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone) n. CH3COCH3. The simplest and most important member of the ketone family of solvents. All the cellulosics plastics and polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, epoxies, and some thermosetting resins are soluble in acetone. It is also an intermediate in the production of bisphenol. It is a typical low-boiling ketone. It is a liquid which flashes at ordinary room temperature, has a bp of 57.5°C, fp of-15°C and a Sp gr of 0.788 at 25°C. Ash M, Ash I (1996) Handbook of paint and coating raw materials trade name products - Chemical products dictionary with trade name cross-references. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., New York Weast RC Handbook of chemistry and physics. The Chemical Rubber Co., Boca Roton, FL. 

This is a family of processes which employ thermosetting resins, reinforced... 

Unsaturated polyesters refer to the family of polyesters in which the backbone consists of alkyl thermosetting resins having vinyl unsaturation. They are mostly used in reinforced plastics. These are the most widely used as economical family of resins. 

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