Abstract
Polyester resin containing acrylic acid or its salts was cured with γ 60Co radiation. The course of curing was examined, the gel content and polymerization shrinkage were measured and also thermographic and IR absorption analyses were carried out. It was found that manganese, iron and copper acrylates inhibited the curing of resin while the remaining additives showed a slightly stimulating action. All the additives decreased the polymerization shrinkage by a factor of 2–3 and iron acrylate by as much as 8 times (up to 1%). They also increased the activation energy of the thermal decomposition of resin, and calcium, barium and copper acrylates increased the thermal stability of resin by 20 K. IR absorption spectra showed that acrylic acid and its salts reacted mainly with the monomeric component of the resin (styrene) whereas iron and copper acrylates first attacked the unsaturated bonds of the oligoester.
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