Frontal Curing of Epoxy Resins: Comparison of Mechanical and Thermal Properties to Batch Cured Materials
Frontal Curing of Epoxy Resins: Comparison of Mechanical and Thermal Properties to Batch Cured Materials
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10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19971107)66:6
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1997-11
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Yuri A. Chekanov;J. Pojman
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作者:
Yuri A. Chekanov;J. Pojman
The epoxy resin diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F (DGEBF) was cured by the aliphatic amine curing agent Epicure 3371 in a stoichiometric ratio both frontally and in a batch-cure schedule. Glass transition temperatures (Tg) were determined using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). DMA also was used for studying the storage modulus (E*) and tan delta (tan d) of the cured samples. Tensile properties of epoxy samples were tested according to ASTM D638M-93. The properties of the frontally cured epoxy resin were found to be very close to that of batch-cured epoxy resin. Velocity of cure-front propagation was measured for both neat and filled epoxy. Rubber particles (ground tires) were used as a filler. The maximum percentage of filler in the epoxy resin allowing propagation was 30%. Because of convection, only descending fronts would propagate. Advantages and disadvantages of frontal curing of epoxy resins are discussed. q 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 66: 1209-1216, 1997