Handbook of Pultrusion Technology

1: General Information.- Description of Pultrusion Composite.- Description of Pultrusion Process.- Description of Pultrusion Machine.- History of the Pultrusion Process.- Pultrusion Markets.- 2: Pultrusion Part Design.- FRP Mechanical Property Design Criteria.- Structural Shapes.- Hollow Shapes.- Pultrusion Part Standard Tolerances.- Fabrication Techniques.- Mechanical Fasteners.- Adhesive Bonding.- Pultruded Product Case Histories.- 3: Pultrusion Die Design.- Pultrusion Die Design Suggestions.- Specific Pultrusion Die Design Criteria.- Special Pultrusion Die Considerations.- 4: FRP Raw Materials.- Unsaturated Polyester Resins.- Other Resins.- Thermoplastic Additives.- Inorganic Fillers.- Fibrous Reinforcements.- Organic Peroxides.- Internal Release Agents.- Pigments.- Additives.- Surfacing Mats and Veils.- 5: Formulations and Preparation.- Preparing Resin Mixes.- In Process Testing.- Published Formulations.- 6: Pultrusion Machines.- Brenner Pultrusion Machine.- Goldsworthy Machines.- Martin Hydraulics Machines.- Mec-Pro Corporation Machines.- Pultrusion Technology Machines.- Gatto Machinery Development Corp. Machines.- Morrison Molded Fiber Glass Company Machines.- 7: Pultrusion Machine Operation.- Calculating Glass Reinforcement Requirements.- Pultrusion Machine Start-up.- Pultrusion Resin System Comparison.- Pultruded Flat Sheets.- Annotated Bibliography.- Appendix A: Annotated Bibliography Authors Index By Item Numbers.- Appendix B: Glossary.- Appendix C: Pultrusion Product Trade Names.- Appendix D: List of trade Names.- Appendix E: Manufacturers Addresses.- Appendix F: List of Professional Organizations.