Products in Building & Construction: Unsaturated Polyester (UPE)

Composite Materials Surface Finish B is a pre-accelerated topcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. The product has been formulated for brush application.

Thermoset Resin C is an Unsaturated Polyester resin non-economic slight dark color with good chemical resistance.It is used in glass fiber lamination and general-purpose.

Crystic® Fire Retardant Resin 5046PA is a filled, orthophthalic, pre-accelerated, unsaturated polyester resin suitable for fire retardant applications. It is designed for manufacturing composite parts using hand layup or injection processes. This product is ideal for demanding applications in buildings, public transport, and railways. It has excellent fire resistance and a Q rating of 0.53, achieving M1/F2 standards as a fully cured laminate with Gelcoat 967 PA FR. This product has a low viscosity, which lowers consumption and enhances suitability for RTM processes. The low styrene content also provides better comfort for users, and the stability provides low filler sedimentation. Pigments and additional fillers can be added to this resin. However, their effects should be tested in workshop conditions before being added to the formulation.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 921 is an un-accelerated, orthophthalic, unsaturated polyester resin with a low viscosity to accept the maximum level of filler particles. It has been developed specifically for polymer concrete. Crystic® 921PALV is a lower viscosity, thixotropic version of this product. It is suitable for pigmented castings filled to a low level or not filled at all.

Crestafix® 90-82PA Polyester Bonding Paste is a pre-accelerated polyester bonding paste. This product is a viscous, white, filled compound that is specifically designed for the assembly and bonding of GRP moldings. Its applications include panels, inserts, internal frames, ribs, composite constructions, and car body components. This product is a high productivity grade designed for use with narrow mixers that will dispense at a high flow rate while maintaining thixotropic properties upon vertical application.

Crystic® Polyester Resin R115NT is a general purpose non thixotropic, non accelerated, orthophthalic, unsaturated polyester resin. It has a gel time of 10 minutes and can be used for the production of filled castings or for reinforced laminates on flat molds.

Crystic® Decorative Casting Resin 911PASA is a pre-accelerated, orthophthalic, unsaturated polyester resin. Its low viscosity helps to accept the maximum level of filler particles. This product is designed for the casting of small details, including collectibles and figurines. It has a 20-minute gel time.

Crystic® Polyester Resin PDME 074 is an acrylic modified orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin developed specifically for the manufacturing of maximum clarity roofing sheets by continuous sheeting process. It is ultra violet stabilized by the addition of special anti UV additives. The resin also contains acrylic monomers to reduce long term yellowing of the laminates.

Crestafix® 90-78PA Polyester Bonding Paste is a fast-curing, pre-accelerated, orthophthalic polyester bonding paste. It exhibits exceptional handling properties, especially on GRP and wood substrates. This product has been specifically designed for the assembly and bonding of GRP moldings such as panels, inserts, internal frames, ribs, and any other non-structural bonding applications. It is non-sagging and does not require resin additions.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 625PA is a thixotropic, tough, pre-accelerated isophthalic polyester resin with good heat and chemical resistance properties. It can be used in filament winding applications and is ideally suited for the production of heat-resistant and dimensionally stable molds. This product has a 20-minute gel time.

Crestafix® 621CC 85 Bonding Paste is a pre-accelerated urethane acrylate/ isophthalic polyester high performance bonding paste. It is a non-sagging, filled compound, specifically designed for the assembly and bonding of GRP moldings. This highliy thixotropic polyester can also be used on timber and plasterboard.

Crystic® Orthophthalic Topcoat 402PA is a pre-accelerated topcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. The product has been formulated for brush application.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 125PA is a quality orthophthalic-based unsaturated polyester resin developed specifically for the manufacture of GRP moldings. This medium-viscosity polyester resin meets the requirements of BS 3532:1990 as a type "A" resin and can be used for flat surface laminations. Laminates made with this product have good mechanical strength, high rigidity and impact resistance, and excellent dimensional stability. When used with the recommended curing system, its curing properties make it especially suitable for fast production processes.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 272 is an isophthalic polyester resin. It is recommended for use in high-performance applications using filament winding, pultrusion, and centrifugal or contact molding processes. The fully cured laminates have high mechanical strength and excellent strength retention in wet environments at temperatures up to 60ºC.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 123PA is a medium-thixotropic, tropicalized, pre-accelerated waxed unsaturated polyester resin. This resin is specially formulated to provide rapid wetting and impregnation of the reinforcement. It is ideally suited for the building of boats, water tanks, bathtubs, shower trays, and other products where water resistance is an important factor.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 1124PA is an orthophthalic, low-viscosity, unsaturated polyester resin. It is supplied as a solution dissolved in monomeric styrene. This product is pre-accelerated to give a sufficient pot life for contact molding using Andonox® KP9 at normal ambient temperatures. It has been formulated to give a rapid cure time while retaining a usable pot life and a normal peak exotherm temperature. For an extra-rapid cure, the use of acetoacetonyl peroxide (Andonox® PD40) is recommended.

Crystic® Orthophthalic Spray Topcoat 408PA White is a pre-accelerated flowcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. The product is pigmented using a highly UV resistant grade of titanium dioxide.

Crestafix® 90-84PA Polyester Bonding Paste is a lightweight, low-exotherm, pre-accelerated orthophthalic polyester bonding paste. It is a non-sagging compound, designed for non-structural applications where gap-filling may be a secondary requirement. This product has been specifically designed to provide weight-saving properties and ease of application.

Crystic® Resin PD10031PA – 01 is an acrylic-modified, UV-stabilized, high-quality, isophthalic neopentyl glycol unsaturated polyester resin. This product has been developed specifically for the casting of solid surfaces, where the applications can range from sanitary ware to vanity units to worktops. It is a low-color polyester resin designed to accept the maximum level of filler, such as aluminum trihydride (ATH) and colored chips or ground natural stone.

Crystic® Resin S15.6 is a very flexible unsaturated polyester resin based on adipic acid. It can be used alone or in conjunction with other polyester resins for the manufacturing of flexible products. Impregnating resins particularly isophtalic resins can be flexibilised by addition of Crystic® Resin S15.6 without any significant impact on the chemical resistance properties.

Crestafix® 90-80PA Polyester Bonding Paste is a pre-accelerated, orthophthalic polyester bonding paste that is reinforced with 3 mm glass fibers. This product exhibits exceptional mechanical and handling properties, has low shrinkage, and has better resistance to impact. It has been specifically designed for the assembly and bonding of GRP moldings such as panels, inserts, internal frames, ribs, composite constructions, and car body components. It is non-sagging and does not require resin additions.

Crystic® Orthophthalic Topcoat 407PA White is a pre-accelerated Flowcoat with excellent scuff resistance, designed for use in general purpose GRP moldings. It is based on a high quality orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin and is suitable for all general molding requirements. This product is pigmented using a highly UV resistant grade of titanium dioxide. It has been formulated for brush application.

Crystic® Solid Surface Casting Resin 935PA is a pre-accelerated, high-performance, isophthalic neopentyl glycol unsaturated polyester resin. It is developed specifically for the casting of solid surface products. This high-clarity, low-color resin is supplied at a low to medium viscosity in order to accept the maximum level of fillers, including aluminum trihydrate (ATH) and colored chips or natural stone. For the production of flat sheets, where quicker gel times and cure times are required, Crystic® 935PAHR is available on request.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 491 is a thixotropic, isophthalic polyester resin with good water and chemical resistance properties. It was developed for use in a wide range of critical applications that require toughness combined with water and chemical resistance. It is a versatile resin suitable for the fabrication of high-performance boat hulls intended for use in warm or tropical areas.

Crystic® Decorative Casting Resin 911PA is a pre-accelerated, orthophthalic, unsaturated polyester resin. Its low viscosity helps to accept the maximum level of filler particles. This product is designed for the casting of small details, including collectibles and figurines. It has an 11-minute gel time.

Crystic® Polyester Resin 406COS is a non-thixotropic, non-accelerated, orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin used for casting, artificial marble, and solid surface applications. This product has a 5-minute gel time. It contains UV absorbers, allowing very good resistance to yellowing and UV radiation.

Crystic® Polyester Resin U904LVK is an orthophtalic, pre accelerated, non thixotropic, unsaturated polyester resin. It has to be used when good mechanical properties and good heat resistance are required. The product has been designed to be catalysed with a conventional MEKP at 50% while giving a very fast demold time under quite low exotherm.

Crystic® FR1166 PAK is a filled, orthophtalic, pre accelerated, low styrene content and thixotropic unsaturated polyester resin. It has to be used when excellent low smoke and fire resistant laminates are required. Crystic PD1166 PAK is halogen free and does not contain heavy metals.

ISO112 is an isophthalic unsaturated polyester resin type 1140 according to DIN 16946-2. ISO112 is particular indicated in outdoor application.

Cuyahoga Plastics EB7000-1 is A U.L recognized, flame retardant, mineral-filled, glass fiber reinforced polyester thermoset molding compound suitable for compression, transfer, and injection molding. It is currently supplied in bulk form.

USP-EAGLE (RS18-65) is Unsaturated Polyester resin with high clarity, very good transparency as the refractive index of cured resin matches that of E-glass fiberit is used in the manufacturing of roofing sheets by continuous lamination.

T19X9 is an orthophthalic unsaturated polyester resin tixotropic, preaccellerated , and catalysis indicator. T19X9 is mostly used in hand lay-up application.

USP-EAGLE (GP25-65) is Unsaturated Polyester resin non-accelerated, non-thixotropic, light color and low viscosityit is used in general-purpose & glass fiber lamination.

USP-EAGLE (GP60-65) is Unsaturated Polyester resin pre-accelerated, thixotropic and excellent adhesion to acrylic sheetit is used in a spray, hand lay-up and glass fiber reinforced back lamination for sanitary ware.

USP-EAGLE (GP20-62) is Unsaturated Polyester resin non-accelerated, non-thixotropic, light color, rigid film, and low viscosityit is used in glass fiber lamination for general purpose applications.

USP-EAGLE (PIP40-42) is Unsaturated Polyester resin ortho based, very good mechanical properties, low viscosity, medium reactivity, and good rigidityit is used in filament winding, hand lay-up in pipe manufacturing.