Epoxy vs Polyester Resin

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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	How much stronger is epoxy to polyester resin when using with Carbon/Kevlar and Fibreglass? It appears to be around double the price, but is double the strength? People always recommend epoxy over polyester, but I notice that Polyester Resin is used a lot in boat making and boat repairs so surely it can't be that weak?
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Junior	Junior posted 8 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 73, Visits: 473	So if the exact same materials were layed up the same way, but one was laminated with general Epoxy resin and one with a similar Polyester Resin, how much mechanically stronger would the Epoxy lay up be?
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Junior - 8 Years Ago

Rich (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

Junior - 8 Years Ago

yes, you could use a product such as our GC50 which is Polyester and thus acts to prevent the...

Rich (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

Hanaldo - 8 Years Ago

Junior - 8 Years Ago

As I'm sure you know, broadly speaking polyesters fall into two...

Rich (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

Junior - 8 Years Ago

Rich (Staff) - 8 Years Ago

Thank you Rich! Your help is much appreciated.

Junior - 8 Years Ago

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