Abstract: A process for producing cast unsaturated thermosetting resins which are highly stain resistant is disclosed. A pressurization step is applied to the thermosetting resin prior to casting to reincorporate any volatilized monomer which has volatilized during a previous deaeration step. The resultant casting is non-porous in cross-section which produces a product which is both stain resistant and machinable in the field without exposing voids.
Abstract: Polyester resins are disclosed as the impregnant in the core sheets of heat and pressure consolidated laminates, especially decorative laminates having a core of a color complementing that of the decor sheet, and more especially those decorative laminates of unusual thickness.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 1984
Date of Patent:
January 13, 1987
Assignee:
Formica Corporation
Inventors:
Richard F. Jaisle, Henry C. Mollmann, Martha J. Albers, James H. Burgess