Abstract
The thermal and volumetric change properties of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy resin were studied using two thermal cationic catalysts: benzylquinoxalinium hexafluoroantimonate (BQH) and triphenyl benzyl phosphonium hexafluoroantimonate (TBPH). The cure reactivity and thermal stability of the DGEBA/BQH system were higher than those of the DGEBA/TBPH system; this was because of the slow thermal diffusion rate of the DGEBA/TBPH system induced by the bulky phenyl groups in TBPH. The volumetric change values of DGEBA/BQH and DGEBA/TBPH were −0.17% and 7.95%, respectively.
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 156-160 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Research |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- cure reactivity
- epoxy resin
- thermal cationic catalyst
- thermal stability
- volumetric change