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Graft interpenetrating polymer networks of urethane-modified bismaleimide and epoxy (I): mechanical behavior and morphology
Polyurethanes (PU) based on poly(butylene adipate) [PU(PBA)] and poly(oxypropylene) [PU(PPG)] polyols are employed as a graft agent to prepare interpenetrating polymer networks of urethane-modified bismaleimide (UBMI) and the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (Ep) (UBMI/Ep graft-IPNs). The UBMI is int...
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Published in: | Polymer (Guilford) 2001-03, Vol.42 (6), p.2491-2500 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Polyurethanes (PU) based on poly(butylene adipate) [PU(PBA)] and poly(oxypropylene) [PU(PPG)] polyols are employed as a graft agent to prepare interpenetrating polymer networks of urethane-modified bismaleimide (UBMI) and the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (Ep) (UBMI/Ep graft-IPNs). The UBMI is introduced and partially grafted to the epoxy by PU graft agents, and then simultaneous bulk polymerization technique is used to prepare the graft-IPNs.All the PU graft agents were characterized by infrared (IR). The tensile strength of both the UBMI/Ep graft-IPNs with PU(PBA) and PU(PPG) graft agent systems increased to a maximum value with increasing UBMI content in the system and then decreased with further increasing the UBMI content. For both kinds of PU with various molecular weight in the UBMI/Ep graft-IPNs, the Izod impact strength increased with the UBMI contents increasing. The better compatibility of PU(PBA)-based UBMI/Ep graft-IPNs led to higher impact strength. On the contrary, the fracture energy (G sub IC value) of the resultant UBMI/Ep graft-IPN showed that the UBMI/Ep graft-IPN with PU(PPG) graft agent had much higher G sub IC value than that with PU(PBA) graft agent. The morphology of this IPN with PU(PBA) graft agent exhibited a homogeneous one-phase system, while the UBMI/Ep graft-IPN with PU(PPG) graft agent showed a two-phase morphology with the UBMI particles dispersed in the epoxy matrix. Copyright (c) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd |
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ISSN: | 0032-3861 1873-2291 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0032-3861(00)00641-8 |