epoxy resin

British

noun

any of various tough resistant thermosetting synthetic resins containing epoxy groups: used in surface coatings, laminates, and adhesives

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A number of companies are working on building blades made out of materials less reliant on the difficult to recycle fibreglass and epoxy resin.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024

With this in mind, researchers at the University of Tokyo have created a more sustainable plastic, based on an epoxy resin vitrimer.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

The rest are replacements made from plaster and epoxy resin casts.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023

In the fabrication process for composites, carbon fiber tape impregnated with epoxy resin is laid on a mold, then hardened in a high-pressure oven called an autoclave.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

Made of epoxy resin glass-fiber material, treated to look like wood.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack

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