ISSN:
1662-8985
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
For purposes of developing a novel epoxy with low viscosity and high activity,N,N-diglycidyl-furfurlamine (DGFA) was successfully synthesized through a two-step reactionbetween 2-furfurylamine and epichlorohydrin involving ring-opening and ring-closure mechanisms.The product structure was verified by FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR and elemental analysis,respectively. Its viscosity was found to be 0.02 Pa·s at 25oC. To understand its curing behavior,exothermic habit of the model mixture of DGFA and the curing agent methylhexahydrophthalicanhydride (MHHPA) at stoichiometric ratio of epoxy ring/anhydride of 1:0.8 was inspected withDSC. By changing the heating rates from 2.5 to 15oC/min, activation energy for consolidation of theresin was estimated to be 46.2 kJ/mol, which is much lower than the value involved in curing ofdiglycidyl ether of bisphenol A catalyzed by anhydride. Besides, thermal decomposition performanceof cured version of the newly synthesized epoxy was also examined. The predominant pyrolysis tookplace at around 330-390oC as a result of chain scission of epoxy. The cured resin possessescomparable mechanical properties as conventional diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A. Its flexuralstrength and modulus are 111MPa and 3.6GPa, respectively. Evidently, the resultant epoxy isprovided with balanced properties for practical applications
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/40/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FAMR.47-50.290.pdf
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