Properties and morphologies of UV‐cured epoxy acrylate blend films containing hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate/hyperbranched polyester
Properties and morphologies of UV‐cured epoxy acrylate blend films containing hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate/hyperbranched polyester
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10.1002/polb.20484
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2005-11
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Gang Xu;Yongbin Zhao;W. Shi
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作者:
Gang Xu;Yongbin Zhao;W. Shi
The properties and morphologies of UV-cured epoxy acrylate (EB600) blend films containing hyperbranched polyurethane acrylate (HUA)/hyperbranched polyester (HPE) were investigated. A small amount of HUA added to EB600 improved both the tensile strength and elongation at break without damaging its storage modulus (E 0 ). The highest tensile strength of 31.9 MPa and an elongation at break around two times that of cured pure EB600 were obtained for the EB600-based film blended with 10% HUA. Its log E 0 (MPa) value was measured to be 9.48, that is, about 98% of that of the cured EB600 film. The impact strength and critical stress intensity factor (K1c) of the blends were investigated. A 10 wt % HUA content led to a K1c value 1.75 times that of the neat EB600 resin, and the impact strength of the EB600/HPE blends increased from 0.84 to 0.95 kJ m � 1 with only 5 wt % HPE addi- tion. The toughening effects of HUA and HPE on EB600 were demonstrated by scan- ning electron microscopy photographs of the fracture surfaces of films. Moreover, for the toughening mechanism of HPE to EB600, it was suggested that the HPE par- ticles, as a second phase in the cured EB600 film, were deformed in a cold drawing, which was caused by the difference between the elastic moduli of HPE and EB600.