...SW Bradley; PM Puckett; WL Bradley; HJ Sue The long-term creep behavior of vinyl esters and polyesters have been studied as a function of curing conditions using flexural creep tests at ambient temperature (23°C). Vinyl esters that have been cured at room temperature had a greater creep exponent...

... in the study were polyester and vinylester. Fibers included were E-glass, carbon, and aramid. Environments considered were air, deionized water, acetic acid at two concentrations, and ammonia at two concentrations. Temperatures considered were room temperature, 50 and 80°C. Mechanical testing included tension...

... studied included vinylester and isophthalic polyester, both of which are commonly used in construction applications. Neat polymer films were exposed to UV radiation, moisture, alkaline, and saline environments. Diffusion of water, alkali, and saline solution into the polymers was calculated from...

...AMA El-Habak In an attempt to determine composite strength at high strain rates, unidirectional glass/polyester and glass/epoxy composites have been tested using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) apparatus at room temperature. The tested materials of the polyester-based matrix...