Open AccessA study of the optical transmission spectra of polyester resin-based glass fabricated by open mold cast technique
Author(s) -
Farida Wahyuni,
Dionysius Joseph Djoko Herry Santjojo,
Unggul P. Juswono,
D. R. Santoso,
Setyawan P. Sakti
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1811/1/012071
Subject(s) - polyester , materials science , polyester resin , mold , thermosetting polymer , composite material , casting , glass fiber , polymer
Polyester resin is a thermoset resin commonly used in the production of polymer composites. Polyester resin is a polymer matrix that is easily available and widely used by the general public and industry. Besides, this resin is cheap, has unique characteristics, namely that it can be made rigid and flexible. This research aimed to investigate the optical transmission spectra of polyester resin-based glass fabricated by open mold casting technique with different MEKPO or methyl ethyl ketone peroxide concentrations in the visible region. This research used Yukalac C 108B polyester resin. Catalyst MEKPO was added with three variations, 1%, 2%, and 5%. The prepared mixture was then set at 30 Celsius degree and 1000 RPM for five minutes by a magnetic stirrer. The optical transmission spectra of the glass were measured using optical emission spectroscopy. The result shows that the optical spectra of this polyester resin-based glass possess higher transmission in the region at 650 nm to 700 nm and the amount of catalyst that can produce polyester resin glass material by open mold cast technique with higher optical properties at 1% catalyst composition.