Improvements of heat resistance and adhesive property of condensed poly-nuclear aromatic resin via epoxy resin modification

A bisphenol epoxy resin was used as modifier to increase the heat resistance of condensed poly-nuclear aromatic （COPNA） resin. The basic properties of COPNA resin and modified resin were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy （1H-NMR）, vapor pressure osmometry （VPO） and elemental analysis （EA）. Average structural parameters of resins were calculated by the improved Brown-Ladner method, and heat resistance of resins was tested by thermogravimetric analysis （TGA）. The chemical structure, mechanical properties and heat resistivity of the resin/graphite composites prepared with different resins were compared. The results show that the adhesive property and heat resistance of COPNA resin can be remarkably improved by addition of 5 wt.% epoxy resin. The reason is that the reactions between epoxy groups of epoxy resin and hydroxyl groups of COPNA resin improve the heat resistance and adhesive property of COPNA resin. Electric motor brushes with good mechanical properties and low electrical resistivity were successfully prepared by using the modified resin as binder.

Effect of plasma step gradient modification on surface electrical properties of epoxy resin

In this paper,plasma fluorination is combined with plasma silicon deposition to achieve step gradient modification on an epoxy resin surface.The physicochemical characteristics of samples are investigated and the electrical performances measured.The obtained results show that compared with untreated and single treated samples,the samples treated by step gradient modification significantly improve the flashover performance.According to experiment and simulation,the mechanism explanations are summarized as follows.First,it is found that the step gradient conductivity can effectively optimize the electric field distribution of a needle-needle electrode.Then,step gradient modification suppresses the accumulation of surface charge at the triple junction and makes the charge distribution more uniform.Furthermore,it can accelerate the surface dissipation on a high electrical field region and control the dissipation rate on a low electrical field region.All these results can restrain surface discharge and increase the flashover voltage.The step gradient modification method proposed in this paper provides a new idea for improving the surface insulation performance.

Effect of Hyperbranched Polyester on Modification of Epoxy Resins Cured with Anhydride

The synthesis and characterization of hyperbranched polyester （HBP） with different molecular weight are studied. The effect of HBP on the modification of epoxy resins cured with anhydride is mainly discussed. The characteristics of HBP and the morphologies of cured system are determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy （NMR）, gel permeation chromatography （GPC） and scanning electron microscope （SEM）. The impact strength of cured system is detected and Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） measurements were used to pursue the curing process. The investigation shows that HBP can improve the toughness by forming copolymer networks between epoxy resins, HBP and anhydride. Moreover, when the molecular weight of HBP is 1342g/mol the toughening effect is the best, and the changes of toughness are small with the increase of molecular weight of HBP to 3500 g/mol.

Effects of filler loading and surface modification on electrical and thermal properties of epoxy/montmorillonite composite

Epoxy-based composites containing montmorillonite（MMT） modified by silylation reaction with γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane（γ-APTES） and 3-（glycidyloxypropyl） trimethoxysilane（GPTMS） are successfully prepared.The effects of filler loading and surface modification on the electrical and thermal properties of the epoxy/MMT composites are investigated. Compared with the pure epoxy resin, the epoxy/MMT composite, whether MMT is surface-treated or not, shows low dielectric permittivity, low dielectric loss, and enhanced dielectric strength. The MMT in the epoxy/MMT composite also influences the thermal properties of the composite by improving the thermal conductivity and stability.Surface functionalization of MMT not only conduces to the better dispersion of the nanoparticles, but also significantly affects the electric and thermal properties of the hybrid by influencing the interfaces between MMT and epoxy resin.Improved interfaces are good for enhancing the electric and thermal properties of nanocomposites. What is more, the MMT modified with GPTMS rather than γ-APTES is found to have greater influence on improving the interface between the MMT filler and polymer matrices, thus resulting in lower dielectric loss, lower electric conductivity, higher breakdown strength, lower thermal conductivity, and higher thermal stability.

Toughness Effect of Graphene Oxide-Nano Silica on Thermal-Mechanical Performance of Epoxy Resin

A graphene oxide/nano-silica(GOS)hybrid was rapidly and easily synthesized using graphene oxide(GO)and nano-silica(nano-SiO_(2))as raw materials,and the synthesized GOS was used to improve the mechanical properties of epoxy resin(EP).The modified EP with different mass fractions of GOS(0,0.1%,0.2%,0.3%and 0.4%)were prepared and studied.The structure,thermal stability,mechanical properties,fracture toughness and failure morphology of the modified EP were analyzed.The results showed that the tensile strength of GOS modified EP increased from 40.6 MPa to 80.2 MPa compared with EP,the critical stress intensity factor of GOS modified EP increased by 65.9%from 0.82 MPa·m^(1/2)to 1.36 MPa·m^(1/2),indicating a significant enhancement in fracture toughness.In addition,failure morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)observation.The toughness mechanism of the modified EP was also discussed.Finally,the thermal stability of the modified EP was improved by the addition of GOS.Compared with neat EP,the initial thermal degradation temperature and glass transition temperature of GOS modified EP increased by 4.5℃and 10.3℃,respectively.

Synthesis and Properties of Perfluorinated Alkyl Silicone Oil Modified Epoxy Resin

Perfluorinated alkyl silicone oil （PFASO） was successfully synthesized from N-ethyl-N- hydroxylethyl perfluorinated octane sulfonamide, succinie anhydride and amino silicone oil by esterification and amide reaction at moderate temperature in the presence of different catalysts. The chemical structure of the synthesized samples was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy （FT-IR）, the relative molecular mass（MM） and molecular mass distribution（MMD） of PFASO were tested by gel filtration chromatography（GFC）. A commercial epoxy resin （DGEBA） was modified with PFASO, with the content of PFASO 1-5 phr. Thermo-gravimetric analysis （TGA）, impact tests, scanning electron microscope （SEM） and water contact angle test were applied to provide accurate results on the thermal stability, toughness and hydrophobicity of PFASO/epoxy complex. The experimental results reveal that epoxy resins can be successfully modified by adding a small amount of as-synthesized modifiers via simple direct mixing, and verify that the as-synthesized modifier can improve the toughness and hydrophobicity of epoxy resin without sacrificing its thermal properties.

Investigation on Thermal and Dimensional Stability of Epoxy Resin In-Situ Modified by Cyanate Ester Resin and Polydimethylsiloxane

The thermal and dimensional stability of epoxy resin(EP)in-situ modified by cyanate ester(CE)and polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)are investigated by means of experiments and numerical simulation.Thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA)and differential scanning calorimeter(DSC)are used to analyze the heat resistance of the modified EP.The dimensional stability is characterized by the volume shrinkage of the series PDMS/CE/EP obtained by the density method.The chemical structure of the PDMS/CE/EP is analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR).The results of TGA and DSC indicate that the thermal stability of PDMS/CE/EP decreases firstly and then increases with the increase in the amount of CE.The addition of PDMS shows a slight effect on the thermal stability.The 40%CE makes the blending system exhibit the lowest initial decomposition temperature,which reduces by 15.5%and 40.8%compared with pure EP and CE,respectively.The FTIR results suggested that the influence of CE on the thermal stability of the modified EP is mainly ascribed to the generation of oxazolidinone ring with low thermal stability and the increase in the triazine ring with high thermal stability.The volume shrinkage measurement results show that the introduction of CE and PDMS are both beneficial to the improvement of the dimensional stability of the blending systems.The in-situ addition of 80%CE shows the lowest volume shrinkage of6.11%.The thermal stress distribution of PDMS/CE/EP generated during the solidification process is simulated by the finite element analysis.The results suggested that the introduction of 80%CE into EP results in the lowest thermal stress in the blending system,which indicates that the system has the lowest volume shrinkage,which agrees well with the experimental results.

Curing mechanism of TDE-85/MeTHPA epoxy resin modified by polyurethane

Diglycidyl 4,5-epoxy tetrahydro phthalatemethyl tetrahydrophthalic anhydride (TDE-85MeTHPA) epoxy resin modified by polyurethane (PU) was prepared with 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO), trimethylol propane (TMP) and polyurethane prepolymer synthesized by polypropylene glycol and toluene diisocynate. Chemical reaction and curing mechanism of this system were discussed by incorporating the results of infra spectrum analysis. The results indicate that the epoxy polymeric networkⅠis obtained by the curing reaction between TDE-85 and MeTHPA, while the PU polymeric network Ⅱ is obtained by the chain-extended and crosslinking reaction between 1,4-BDO, TMP and polyurethane prepolymer(PUP). The graft chemical bonds are formed between polymer networksⅠ and Ⅱ that therefore increase the degree of blend and compatibility between epoxy polymer and PU.

STUDY ON THE EPOXY RESIN TOUGHENED BY HYDROXY-TERMINATED BUTADIENE-ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER

Toughened epoxy resin with excellent properties was obtained by adding organic acid anhydride curing agent and hydroxy-terminated butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer (HTBN), which is cheaper than CTBN. The anhydride reacts with both epoxy groups on epoxy resin and hydroxyl groups on HTBN. As a result the soft long chains of HTBN and the rigid chain of epoxy resin form one network, giving the resin toughness. Two-phase structure of the toughened resin was observed by SEM and TEM.

Synthesis, Characterization and Flame-retardant Properties of Epoxy Resins and AACHH Composites

Flame retardant epoxy resins were prepared by a simple mixed method using ammonium aluminum carbonate hydroxy hydrate （AACHH） as a halogen-free flame retardant. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscope and limiting oxygen index（LOI） experiments. Effects of AACHH content on LOI of epoxy resins/AACHH composite and flame retardant mechanism were investigated and discussed. Results show that AACHH exhibites excellent flame-retardant properties in epoxy resin（EP）. When the content of AACHH was 47.4%, the LOI of EP reached 32.2%. Moreover, the initial and terminal decomposition temperature of EP increased by 48 ℃ and 40 ℃, respectively. The flame retarded mechanism of AACHH is due to the synergic flame retardant effects of diluting, cooling, decomposition resisting and obstructing.

Analysis of Mechanical Characteristics of Fly Ash Cenospheres Reinforced Epoxy Composites

Fly ash cenospheres（FACs） as a recycling material of industrial waste has become a competitor for other inorganic particle fillers. Epoxy resin（EP） composites reinforced with different content of FACs as well as different size grading ratio were prepared. The surface modification of FACs particles was conducted before incorporating into EP matrix. The impact and flexural strengths and the flexural modulus were investigated, and the fracture surfaces of the testing samples were analyzed using SEM. Results showed that FACs had an obvious effect on the mechanical characteristics of the FACs/EP composites. With increasing weight fraction of FACs, the impact and flexural strengths and the flexural modulus of EP composite samples increased, and reached the highest values when the weight fraction of FACs reached 15 wt%. The mechanical characteristics of the FACs/EP composites however deteriorated with further increasing of FACs content. For the EP composites reinforced with different size grading ratio of FACs, the larger proportion of small FACs particles, the better mechanical properties of the EP composites. The results were analyzed from the aspect of the plastic deformation, new surface formation and fracture absorption energy. The synergistic effect of the size grading ratio of FACs was not obvious, which would be further investigated.

包裹法预处理再生EPS颗粒的工艺优化研究

针对再生EPS颗粒与水泥基材料界面结合较差、容易上浮现象的问题,本研究提出了裹浆复合二次裹颗粒预处理再生EPS颗粒的方法。制备不同环氧树脂掺量的水泥浆对EPS颗粒进行包裹,分散颗粒选用粉煤灰、分散颗粒与EPS体积比为1:18、环氧树脂掺量为1%-2%、料浆的流动度在120-180mm、包裹层厚度在0.12-0.16mm时具有较佳的包裹效果,包裹层与再生EPS颗粒间界面过渡区结合紧密;相比未包裹的再生EPS颗粒,裹浆复合二次裹颗粒预处理再生EPS颗粒掺入水泥基材料,抗压强度可提升30%以上。

纳米氧化铝/二硫化钼协同增强EP复合材料的摩擦磨损性能

将改性处理后的纳米氧化铝(nano-Al_(2)O_(3))和二硫化钼(MoS_(2))作为填料加入到环氧树脂(EP)中,制备不同配比的nano-Al_(2)O_(3)/MoS_(2)/EP复合材料。通过扫描电镜、差示扫描热量计、傅里叶变换红外光谱仪、维氏硬度计、磨耗仪、摩擦磨损试验机对复合材料的微观形貌、固化工艺、硬度及耐磨性进行研究。结果表明,EP体系采用70℃/2 h+90℃/1 h+110℃/2 h的阶梯固化温度。nano-Al_(2)O_(3)成功地被硅烷偶联剂改性并参与到EP的固化反应当中。当nano-Al_(2)O_(3)添加量为3 phr、MoS_(2)添加量为20 phr时,复合材料的维氏硬度为21.5、磨损量为540 mg、摩擦系数为0.14,与纯EP相比,分别提高了58%、57%、74%。nano-Al_(2)O_(3)和MoS_(2)分散在EP基体当中,提高了EP的力学性能。

水性环氧乳液/海泡石复合改性苯丙乳液涂层粘结性能研究

采用物理共混法制备水性环氧乳液/海泡石复合改性苯丙乳液涂层,探讨了苯丙-水性环氧乳液配比,三乙醇胺、填料及乳化沥青掺量对涂层粘结强度的影响,同时考察了复合涂层的抗渗性和耐高低温性。结果表明,当苯丙乳液与水性环氧乳液的有效质量比为1∶2,三乙醇胺、海泡石和乳化沥青掺量分别为2%、3%、5%时,复合涂层粘结强度为3.54MPa,与钢板间具有较好的相容性,且不透水性和耐高低温性优良。

水性环氧树脂乳液制备及研究

本文通过双酚A型环氧树脂E-51(EP-51)与聚乙二醇4000(PEG-4000)进行酯化反应和开环反应,合成环氧乳化剂,利用相反转技术制备出了一种水性环氧树脂乳液,通过对反应过程中的催化剂的选择、反应温度、环氧树脂乳液制备方法的研究讨论,研究合成出一种能够满足市场需求、性能优异的环氧树脂乳液。

1,5-萘二酚改性环氧树脂及其氮化硼复合材料的制备与导热性能

环氧树脂是导热复合材料领域必不可少的,但是由于其本征导热系数较低限制了应用,因此提高环氧树脂本征导热系数对于高性能导热复合材料的开发具有重要意义。环氧树脂本征热导率的提高通常可采用引入刚性基团的方式实现,而实际操作中往往受限于含刚性基团分子与环氧树脂分子之间存在极性差异、相容性不一致等问题,导致环氧树脂及其复合材料结构设计与合成具有复杂性,限制了其实际应用。采用含较强刚性萘环的1,5-萘二酚(Naphthalenediol)改性环氧树脂(EP)制备萘改性环氧树脂(NEP),改善环氧树脂分子链的“有序性”,减少导热过程中声子的散射,提高材料的导热性。研究结果表明,NEP的导热系数为0.32 W/(m·K),是EP导热系数0.19 W/(m·K)的1.68倍。氮化硼(BN)填料的加入使NEP/BN复合材料的热导率提升至1.25 W/(m·K),为EP/BN复合材料热导率1.01 W/(m·K)的1.24倍,EP的6.58倍。NEP及NEP/BN复合材料导热性能的提升,归因于萘环的刚性引起分子链的排列更加有序,以及改性过程中形成氢键的协同作用。向环氧树脂中引入萘环结构,采用简单的试验操作,明显提高了环氧树脂的本征热导率,可以为具有良好导热性能的树脂材料的开发提供思路。

碳纤维/环氧树脂基复合材料增韧改性的研究进展

碳纤维/环氧树脂基复合材料(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer,CFRP)因其高强度、高刚性和低密度等优异性能,在航空航天、汽车、船舶和风能等领域得到了广泛应用。然而,环氧树脂基体的固有脆性限制了CFRP的广泛应用。因此,如何提高其韧性成为研究的热点。综述了近年来碳纤维/环氧树脂基复合材料增韧改性的研究进展,重点介绍了树脂改性、界面改性及结构设计等方法,对未来研究方向进行了展望。

纳米二氧化钛/玻璃鳞片协同增强环氧树脂的耐磨性研究

[目的]环氧树脂(EP)复合材料虽有良好的力学性能和化学稳定性,但脆性大、摩擦因数高、耐磨性差,使其难以满足运动摩擦部件的性能要求。[方法]通过向EP基体中添加改性纳米TiO_(2)和玻璃鳞片(GF)制备了TiO_(2)/GF/EP复合材料,研究了纳米TiO_(2)添加量对复合涂层性能的影响。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FT-IR)对涂层的断面形貌和分子结构进行了表征。[结果]利用KH-550硅烷偶联剂对纳米TiO_(2)进行改性处理消耗了其表面大量的羟基,有效减少了纳米TiO_(2)的团聚。GF和改性纳米TiO_(2)与EP基体的界面相容性良好,TiO_(2)/GF/EP复合涂层的致密性与纯EP涂层相比明显提高。对于添加了相对于EP质量4%的纳米TiO_(2)和30%的GF的复合涂层,其显微硬度比纯EP提高了46.8%,摩擦因数和磨损后的质量损失分别比纯EP减小了46.1%和52.0%。[结论]改性纳米TiO_(2)和GF共同作为填料加入,可使EP的显微硬度和耐磨性得到明显提高,摩擦因数明显减小,综合性能得到提升。

氟硅树脂共混复配对透明疏水涂层性能的影响

[目的]采用低表面能且耐候性较好的氟硅树脂(FSi)作为基底材料,与光泽度较好的双酚A型环氧丙烯酸树脂(EPA)或者环氧树脂(E51)共混,制备出适用于玻璃基底的透过率高、力学性能好的疏水涂层,探讨不同树脂配比对涂层性能的影响。[方法]通过扫描电镜、接触角测量仪、紫外可见分光光度计、附着力拉拔测试仪和铅笔硬度计,对涂层进行性能测试及微观形貌表征。[结果]随着FSi含量的增大,涂层性能会受到一定影响。FSi与E51复配的效果优于FSi与EPA复配。当FSi与E51的质量比为1∶1时,涂层的附着力可达6.16 MPa,铅笔硬度3H,水接触角124.98°,透过率在可见光波长范围内可达70%以上,吸水率则只有3%~6%,磨损后的质量损失最小且水接触角仍维持在105°左右。[结论]以氟硅树脂为基底复配环氧树脂作为成膜物,可以提高透明疏水涂层的性能,具有较好的应用前景。

改性纳米氮化硼对纤维金属层板的性能影响

纤维金属层板是一种由金属薄板与纤维层依次交替铺叠而成,在一定的温度与压力下粘结固化形成的一种混合复合材料。因为其中有金属与纤维两种材料,因此它既有金属的富延展性、韧性强与导热性好等优点,又具有复合材料纤维的抗疲劳、耐高强度与低密度等特点。文章以提升环氧复合材料基体的拉伸与断裂韧性性能和改善FMLs的性能,尤其是冲击与弯曲性能为主要目的,采用向FMLs环氧树脂基体中添加纳米氮化硼(h-BN)的方法,来提升纤维金属层板的力学性能。先对氮化硼材料进行一系列的球磨改性处理,分成不同含量的组分依次加入环氧树脂基体中,确定用量最好的四组,再将这四组环氧树脂复合材料基体用湿法铺层的方法铺在铝薄板与碳纤维布之间,使用硫化机固化的方式制备FMLs试件,利用水切割技术切割成标准试样,并进行冲击与弯曲测试。实验结果表明,向FMLs的环氧树脂基体中添加一定量的纳米氮化硼对FMLs的性能有着积极的影响。