TY  - CHAP
U1  - Buchbeitrag
A1  - Kandelbauer, Andreas
A1  - Tondi, Gianluca
A1  - Zaske, Oscar
A1  - Goodman, Sidney
ED  - Dodiuk, Hanna
T1  - Unsaturated polyesters and vinyl esters
T2  - Handbook of thermoset plastics
N2  - Unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) and vinyl ester resins (VER) are among the most commercially important thermosetting matrix materials for composites. Although comparatively low cost, their technological performance is suitable for a wide range of applications, such as fiber-reinforced plastics, artificial marble or onyx, polymer concrete, or gel coats. The main areas of UPR consumption include the wind energy, marine, pipe and tank, transportation, and construction industries.

This chapter discusses basic UPR and VER chemistry and technology of manufacturing, and consequent applications. Some important properties and performance characteristics are discussed, such as shrinkage behavior, flame retardance, and property modification by nanoparticles. Also briefly introduced and described are the practical aspects of UPR and VER processing, with special emphasis on the most widely used technological approaches, such as hand and spray layup, resin infusion, resin transfer molding, sheet and bulk molding, pultrusion, winding, and centrifugal casting.
KW  - unsaturated polyester
KW  - alkyd
KW  - vinyl ester
KW  - fiber reinforcement
KW  - composites and composite manufacturing
Y1  - 2022
SN  - 9780128216323
SB  - 9780128216323
SN  - 9780323899949
SB  - 9780323899949
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821632-3.00015-4
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821632-3.00015-4
SP  - 97
EP  - 158
S1  - 62
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ET  - 4th edition
ER  -