Methodology

Thermosets, which are the subject of specialized articles in this treatise, have been divided into 57 sub-families, taking into account any additives: reinforcing fibers (glass or textile, etc.), fillers (wood flour, etc.), impact reinforcing agents, lubricants, blowing agents, etc. Composites are not covered in this article. Composites are not covered in this article.

For the abbreviations used, please refer to the article A 3 445 Unsaturated polyesters UP cited in the second column of the tables and to the "Notations" table.

The graphs rank the sub-families in ascending order of average range of values, for each of the 32 selected properties.

Minimum and maximum values are taken from the monographs in this volume, except those in...