ABSTRACT

Karen N. Roberts, George P. Simon, Wayne D. Cook, and Peter J. Burchill

CONTENTS

7.1 Introduction ................................................................................................235 7.2 Vinyl Ester Resin Constituents ................................................................236 7.3 Curing Processes in a Vinyl Ester Resin System..................................238 7.4 Toughening of Thermosetting Polymers: Overview ...........................245 7.5 Liquid Rubbers Used in Thermoset Toughening.................................246 7.6 Preparation, Morphology, and Characteristics of Core-Shell Rubber

Particles .......................................................................................................248 7.7 Inclusion of Core-Shell Rubber Particles in Resin ...............................251 7.8 Mechanical Properties of Rubber-Toughened Thermosets.................254