UP: Unsaturated polyester resin
- Short Name
- UP
- Name
- Unsaturated polyester resin
- Group
- TS - Thermosets
- General Properties
- Chemical Formula
- Structural Formula
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Properties
- Glass Transition Temperature
- 60 to 170 °C
- Melting Temperature
- - °C
- Melting Enthalpy
- - J/g
- Decomposition Temperature
- 340 to 350 / 470 to 490 °C
- Young's Modulus
- 14000 to 20000 MPa
- Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion
- 20 to 40 *10¯6/K
- Specific Heat Capacity
- 1.26 to 2.30 J/(g*K)
- Thermal Conductivity
- 0.3 to 0.7 W/(m*K)
- Density
- 1.17 to 1.26 g/cm³
- Morphology
- Thermoset
- General properties
- High strength and stiffness. High toughness. Good chemical resistance. Good electrical insulating properties
- Processing
- Compression, injection molding, casting, in the cured state: machining
- Applications
- Embedding of electronic components. Vehicle construction. Boat building (laminates). Building industry (e.g., dome lights). Electrical engineering. Reaction paints, adhesives
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NETZSCH Measurements
- Instrument
- DSC 204 F1 Phoenix®
- Sample Mass
- 15.63 mg
- Isothermal Phase
- 8 min
- Heating/Colling Rates
- 20 K/min
- Crucible
- Al, pierced
- Atmosphere
- N2 (40 ml/min)
Evaluation
The DSC curve shown above indicates a glass transition (midpoint 66°C) in the 1st heating, followed by two small overlapping peaks (attributable to the melting of additives) and post-curing with a peak temperature of 191°C and a reaction enthalpy of approx. 4 J/g.