Abstract
Biobased epoxy materials were prepared from diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) and epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) with a thermally latent initiator. The effects of ESO content on the impact and adhesive strengths of the ESO-reinforced DGEBA epoxy system were investigated using several techniques and the mechanical properties of the DGEBA/ESO blends were studied by means of measurements of the flexural strength (σf) and elastic modulus (Eb). In the result, the Izod impact strength of the DGEBA/ESO blends was significantly improved with the addition of ESO, owing to high intermolecular interactions in the DGEBA/ESO blends. The adhesive lap shear strength was increased with increasing ESO content to 40 wt% ESO. The σf and Eb at low ESO contents showed similar values to those of the neat DGEBA.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 402-405 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Science and Engineering: A |
| Volume | 478 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Apr 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adhesive strength
- Biopolymers
- Blends
- Impact strength
- Soybean oil
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