6. Health & Safety
Certain products used in the composites industry require special attention in terms of health and safety.
We therefore recommend that you read the "Safety Data Sheets" for these products carefully, particularly with regard to transport, storage, handling and disposal.
This applies not only to unsaturated polyester resins and gel coats, but also to all the products required for their processing and cleaning: initiators (peroxides), gas pedals (amines, cobalt salts), inhibitors, acetone, etc.
6.1 Resins and gel-coats
Standard resins and gel-coats are usually labeled with the reactive solvent they contain: usually styrene.
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Properties of styrene :
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Global demand in 2002 was in the region of 1.63 million tonnes, of which :
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- Plastics – Unsaturated polyester resins – Conventional determination of reactivity at 80 degrees Celsius. Classification number: T51-175 - NF EN ISO 584 - 09-98
- General test methods for pigments and fillers – Part 5: Determination of oil absorption. Classification number: T31-222 - NF EN ISO 787-5 - 10-95
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