Epoxy–Amine Based Nanocomposites Reinforced by Silica Nanoparticles. Relationships between Morphologic Aspects, Cure Kinetics, and Thermal Properties

2011 ◽  
Vol 115 (46) ◽  
pp. 22789-22795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camille Alzina ◽  
Nicolas Sbirrazzuoli ◽  
Alice Mija
Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 3853
Author(s):  
Bilen Emek Abali ◽  
Michele Zecchini ◽  
Gilda Daissè ◽  
Ivana Czabany ◽  
Wolfgang Gindl-Altmutter ◽  
...  

Thermosetting polymers are used in building materials, for example adhesives in fastening systems. They harden in environmental conditions with a daily temperature depending on the season and location. This curing process takes hours or even days effected by the relatively low ambient temperature necessary for a fast and complete curing. As material properties depend on the degree of cure, its accurate estimation is of paramount interest and the main objective in this work. Thus, we develop an approach for modeling the curing process for epoxy based thermosetting polymers. Specifically, we perform experiments and demonstrate an inverse analysis for determining parameters in the curing model. By using calorimetry measurements and implementing an inverse analysis algorithm by using open-source packages, we obtain 10 material parameters describing the curing process. We present the methodology for two commercial, epoxy based products, where a statistical analysis provides independence of material parameters leading to the conclusion that the material equation is adequately describing the material response.


Author(s):  
Samuel R. Swan ◽  
Claudia Creighton ◽  
Bekim V. Gashi ◽  
James M. Griffin ◽  
Russell J. Varley

2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 261-264
Author(s):  
Yuan Ren ◽  
Zheng Xi ◽  
Wen Jun Gan ◽  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
...  

A siloxane-containing dianhydride, succinic anhydride terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS-Z21) was selected to cure diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A based epoxy resin (DGEBA). The cure kinetics and thermal properties were investigated by nonisothermal and isothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analyses (TGA), respectively. The activation energy (Ea) of the curing reaction was obtained based on the methods of Kissinger and isothermal measurements. The results of the thermogravimetric analyses of the DGEBA/DMS-Z21 system showed that the thermal stability of the DGEBA/DMS-Z21 system was slightly higher than the DGEBA/MeTHPA system.


2017 ◽  
Vol 737 ◽  
pp. 262-268
Author(s):  
Hye Ryun Lee ◽  
Moon Il Kim ◽  
Hye Ryun Na ◽  
Choong Sun Lim ◽  
Bong Kuk Seo

Epoxy/silica composites were prepared using aminopropyl triethoxysilane (APTES)-modified silica nanoparticles in the sol state. Different sizes of silica particles were synthesized and they were applied into the epoxy/silica composites with different compositions. The mechanical and thermal properties of the composites were investigated and compared with those of pristine epoxy composite. The structure and morphology of the modified silica nanoparticles and epoxy/silica composites were analyzed using field emission scanning electron microscope. The flexural modulus and tensile strength of the epoxy/silica composites were investigated by universal test machine (UTM). Also, glass transition and thermal stability were investigated using thermomechanical analyzer (TMA). Sizes of silica particles in sol state were controlled by using different concentration of the accelerator. The tensile strength of epoxy/silica composites containing 20 wt% of 30 nm silica was found to be 37.98 MPa. In addition, the glass transition temperature (Tg) decreased with increasing silica particle sizes.


1999 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
D G Rogers ◽  
E Marand ◽  
D J T Hill ◽  
G A George

2008 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 517-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Anuradha ◽  
M. Sarojadevi ◽  
P. R. Sundararajan

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monoj Pramanik ◽  
Eric W. Fowler ◽  
James W. Rawlins

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