Abstract
The rheological and mechanical properties of the DGEBA-S epoxy copolymer initiated by N-benzylquinoxalinium hexafluoroantimonate (BQH) as a cationic latent thermal catalyst were investigated. The rheological properties of the DGEBA-S/BQH system were investigated using a rheometer under isothermal conditions, and the mechanical properties of the casting specimens, involving flexure and impact tests, were also performed. The crosslinking activation energy and mechanical properties of the DGEBA-S/BQH system were higher than those of the DGEBA/BQH system. This could be attributed to the introduction of sulfone groups with a polar nature to the main chain of the epoxy resins which led to a decrease of molecular motion and an improvement in the toughness of the cured epoxy copolymers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 886-890 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Polymer International |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Activation energy
- Catalyst
- Epoxy resins
- Mechanical behavior
- Rheological properties