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- Title
Investigation of Curing Mechanism and Mechanical Properties of Polypropylene/Aliphatic Epoxy Composites.
- Authors
Kumar, Raj; Gous, Mahmad Ziya; Surakasi, Raviteja; Raghuram, K. S.; Sunagar, Prashant; Kumar, Neelam Sanjeev; Pandey, Anand K.; Padmavathy, S.; Sudhakar, M.; Kumar, S. Praveen
- Abstract
Temperature-sensitive cure kinetics based on bisphenol A oligomeric diglycidyl ether and branching diphenylmethane di-isocyanate, polymer aliphatic or lower molecular weight aromatic amines, and polypropylene and epoxy composites were examined. Polypropylene networks are formed initially, followed by amine hardeners interfering with epoxy oxirane rings to frame linear oligomers. Finally, the system is formed by a reaction between amines obtained in the second phase and epoxy oxirane rings during the curing step. This three-stage treatment was illustrated. The activation energy was calculated using the Flynn-Wall-Ozawa and Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose isoconversational approaches to cure degree. The Ea-to- α correlation was determined using these approaches, revealing that the research curing systems exhibited autocatalytic effects. Among the materials studied, compounds with low molecular weight aromatic amines had the strongest and longest-lasting tensile characteristics. There are numerous advantages to slow curing and discrete stages of composite creation, including better mechanical properties.
- Subjects
CURING; AROMATIC amines; MOLECULAR weights; MOLECULES; POLYPROPYLENE; ETHYLENE oxide; EPOXY resins
- Publication
Advances in Polymer Technology, 2022, p1
- ISSN
0730-6679
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2022/4167871