Abstract
In this work, the epoxy specimens were prepared from diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F (DGEBF) with silane coupling agents (3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxysilane (GPTMS)) in different ratios. Thermal stability was studied in terms of polymer decomposition temperature (PDT), temperature of maximum rate of weight loss (Tmax), integral procedural decomposition temperature (IPDT), and decomposition activation energy (Ea) using TGA analysis. Adhesion properties of epoxy composite specimens were measured by UTM (universal testing machine) at atmosphere temperature. In this result, the adhesion properties of DGEBF were improved by addition of silane coupling agents compared to non-treated epoxy resin. However, when the content of GPTMS agent is more than 10 phr, adhesion properties decreased with increasing GPTMS agent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 787-790 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Polymer (Korea) |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adhesion properties
- Epoxy resin
- Silane coupling agent