Surfboards are mostly made of polymer foam encased in polymer composite laminates. Glass fibers and epoxy resin are commonly used for manufacturing composite laminates in surfboards. Epoxy resins, recommended for surfboard production can be several times more expensive than epoxy resins used for traditional composites. As part of this thesis, an analysis of two commercially available resins was performed with the aim of optimizing the production costs of surfboards. Thermal (DSC), rheological, and mechanical (DMA) analyses were performed on both materials. The results showed that the resin, recommended for surfboard production generally cures faster than the resin, used for traditional composites. Interestingly, the resin for traditional composites often reaches higher values of elastic and viscous modulus after curing compared to the resin for surfboard production. Moreover, there were no significant differences observed in mechanical properties of the two resins.
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