This research aims to study the effect of heat treatment on curing of reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Resin (UPR) with fiberglass, and to study the effect of storage time and the time of exposure to natural aging on curves absorption.
The results
showed that it is very difficult to reach a fully curing to UPR matrix, and
Storage samples for three years reveal resistance to degradation in fresh and seawater comparing with storage samples for three months, or aging by exposed to environmental for three years. The results showed also that the absorption occurs by thin film, and not prevent by increasing the layers of reinforcement
