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Polyester Wire Enamels ‐ Reliable Coatings in the Wire Industry from the Beginning to Nowadays
Author(s) -
Bhanu Vinayak A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular materials and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1439-2054
pISSN - 1438-7492
DOI - 10.1002/mame.200700364
Subject(s) - thermosetting polymer , polyester , materials science , curing (chemistry) , polyester resin , composite material , forensic engineering , nanotechnology , engineering
Electric power needs to be used with prudence. Generation and transport of electric power requires insulated wires as “primary” conductors. The insulation on bare metal consists of thermosetting polymers. This review article discusses the synthesis and applications of heat cured polyester resins that are used in “primary insulation” industry. These are commonly called polyester wire enamels and they have been the work horse of this industry for past several decades. The article focuses on the developments over the past twenty years in the polymer synthesis of these polyester resins. An attempt has been also made to briefly discuss the various curing methods and their limitations.The anticipated trends of further developments in this field of research are presented. The review is hoped to fill in the gap between the active research in this specialty area and its insuffcient coverage in the main stream polymer chemistry since most of the progress is available only in patents form.