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- Title
Evaluating a four-directional benzene-centered aliphatic polyamine curing agent for epoxy resins.
- Authors
Wan, Jintao; Li, Cheng; Bu, Zhi-Yang; Fan, Hong; Li, Bo-Geng
- Abstract
A four-directional benzene-centered aliphatic polyamine, MXBDP, with high functionality and low volatility, is used to cure epoxy resin (DGEBA). Herein we originally report the isothermal cure kinetics and dynamic mechanical properties of DGEBA/MXBDP. Differential scanning calorimetry confirms that MXDBP is more reactive than commercial linear metaxylenediamine and branched Jeffamine T-403 and the isothermal curing reaction is autocatalytic. The Kamal model is found to be able to well describe the curing rate up to the onset of diffusion control, and the excellent match over the whole conversion range is achieved using the extended Kamal model. Interestingly, the isoconversional kinetic analysis indicates that the effective reaction activation energy ( E) changes substantially with conversion, and ultimately decreases to a very small value (<10 kJ mol) because of the diffusion-controlled reaction kinetics. Then, dynamic mechanical analysis reveals that DGEBA/MXBDP exhibits the higher α- and β-relaxation temperatures and the much higher crosslink density than DGEBA/metaxylenediamine. Our experiment results support that MXBDP has the high reactivity and improved thermal resistance in combination with the advantages of the high functionality, low volatility and decreased CO absorption. Therefore, MXBDP may be especially suitable for room temperature-cure epoxy coatings and adhesives.
- Subjects
BENZENE; POLYAMINES; CHEMICAL kinetics; MECHANICAL properties of polymers; CURING; EPOXY resins; DIFFERENTIAL scanning calorimetry
- Publication
Journal of Thermal Analysis & Calorimetry, 2013, Vol 114, Issue 1, p365
- ISSN
1388-6150
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10973-012-2863-8