Poly(butylene terephthalate)-b-poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PBT-b-PTMG) was used as rheology modifier for the epoxy resin. The segmental copolymer formed spherulites in the epoxy medium. This copolymer was very effect...Poly(butylene terephthalate)-b-poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PBT-b-PTMG) was used as rheology modifier for the epoxy resin. The segmental copolymer formed spherulites in the epoxy medium. This copolymer was very effective in endowing yield stresses to the liquid resin. The PTMG segment brought in a lowering of the dissolution temperature of the spherulites in the epoxy gel. The cured resin with PBT-b-PTMG as modifier was two-phase materials. The rheology modifier improved the mechanical properties of the cured resin as well. The flexible PTMG segments, however, were not in favour of the toughening effect of the modifier. This was attributed to the large domain size of the dispersed phase.展开更多
基金The project is supported by Ford-China Research and Development Fund.
文摘Poly(butylene terephthalate)-b-poly(tetramethylene glycol) (PBT-b-PTMG) was used as rheology modifier for the epoxy resin. The segmental copolymer formed spherulites in the epoxy medium. This copolymer was very effective in endowing yield stresses to the liquid resin. The PTMG segment brought in a lowering of the dissolution temperature of the spherulites in the epoxy gel. The cured resin with PBT-b-PTMG as modifier was two-phase materials. The rheology modifier improved the mechanical properties of the cured resin as well. The flexible PTMG segments, however, were not in favour of the toughening effect of the modifier. This was attributed to the large domain size of the dispersed phase.
