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Polyester
Introduction
Polyester Resin – Unsaturated Polyester Resin. The term generally used for unsaturated (means containing chemical double bonds) resins formed by the reaction of dibasic organic acids and polyhydric alcohols, basic component of SMC/BMC.
Polyester resin is also known as a thermosetting plastic, which implies the plastic sets at high temperatures as opposed to thermoplastics which can be formed at high temperatures.
Types of Unsaturated Polyester Resins
Types of Unsaturated Polyester Resins
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