环氧树脂/氧化石墨纳米复合物的等温固化行为研究

用示差扫描分析仪(DSC)研究了氧化石墨(GO)对N,N,N',N'-四缩水甘油基-4,4'-二氨基二苯基甲烷环氧树脂(TGDDM)/4,4'-二氨基二苯基砜(DDS)体系的等温固化反应的影响,用X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)研究了GO上存在的官能团及其对TGDDM/DDS体系固化行为的影响,用热失重分析仪(TGA)研究了天然石墨和GO的热力学稳定性.XPS、FTIR和TGA结果表明,GO上存在的大量羟基、羧基、环氧基等官能团能够影响环氧树脂的固化行为.DSC研究发现,环氧树脂/氧化石墨纳米复合物的固化反应属于自催化类型,随着GO含量的增加,达到最大反应速率的时间不断减小,初始反应速率不断增大,这说明GO对环氧树脂的固化反应有促进作用.Kamal模型计算得到的结果表明,随着GO含量的增加自催化反应初期阶段表观活化能E1先减小再增大,而自催化反应结束后表观活化能E2略微减小.经Kamal模型扩散控制函数修正后,整个固化过程中拟合得到的结果与实验数据相当吻合.以上结果说明,少量的GO对TGDDM/DDS体系的固化反应起着催化作用.     

气相生长碳纤维对环氧树脂固化反应的影响及其复合物固化动力学研究

用示差扫描量热方法研究了气相生长碳纤维作为填料对4,4′-二氨基二苯甲烷四缩水甘油环氧树脂(TGDDM)/4,4′-二氨基二苯基砜(DDS)等温固化反应的影响.与纯环氧树脂一样,气相生长碳纤维复合物的固化反应也属于自催化反应类型.气相生长碳纤维对环氧树脂的固化反应动力学影响很小.固化反应的过程可以用一种修正过的自催化动力学模型来描述,在整个固化反应过程中纯TGDDM/DDS环氧树脂及其气相生长碳纤维复合物模型拟合得到的结果和实验数据相当一致.     

Novel bismaleimide containing cyclic phosphine oxide and an epoxy unit: Synthesis, characterization, thermal and flame properties

A new type of bismaleimide resin (EPBMI), containing epoxy unit and phosphorus in the main chain, was synthesized. The structure of the new resin was confirmed by infrared spectroscopy (IR), ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies. In addition, the compositions of the new synthesized bismaleimide with two reactants, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylether (DDE), was used to compare its reactivity and thermal properties with conventional bismaleimide (EBMI). Reactivity was measured by differential scanning calorimetry. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed that the polymers, obtained through the reactions between bismaleimides and diamine agents, also demonstrated excellent thermal properties and high char yield.     

Interfacial and wetting properties of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites with different hardeners by electrical resistance measurement

In this research, interfacial and wetting properties of N,N,N,N-tetraglycidyl-4,4-diaminodiphenylmethane (TGDDM) epoxy resin with two hardeners with different chemical structure were evaluated by electrical resistance (ER) measurement. The heat of reaction of TGDDM epoxy with the two different hardeners, 33 and 44 di-amino di-phenyl sulphone (DDS), was analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The TGDDM epoxy exhibited different mechanical properties with the two different DDS hardeners. Combined ER, wetting measurements and the microdroplet test were used for evaluating the spreading effect and interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of carbon fiber (CF) reinforced TGDDM epoxy composites with these different hardeners. The heat of reaction and mechanical properties of TGDDM/DDS were influenced by the chemical structure and different free volumes of the epoxy resins. The relationships between the ER-wetting results and the IFSS were internally consistent. Ultimately it was demonstrated that ER measurements makes it possible to estimate the interfacial and wetting properties of CF reinforced epoxy composites.     

Synthesis and properties of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy resin based on bis-phenoxy (3-hydroxy) phenyl phosphine oxide

A reactive phosphorus-containing compound, bis-phenoxy (3-hydroxy) phenyl phosphine oxide (BPHPPO) was first successfully synthesized to produce the phosphorus-containing flame retardant epoxy resin (BPHPPO-EP). The chemical structures were characterized from FTIR, MS, NMR spectra and elemental analyses. Thermal degradation behaviors and flame retardant properties of the cured epoxy resins were investigated from the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the limiting oxygen index (LOI) test using 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) as curing agent. The high char yields and the high limiting oxygen index values were found to certify the great flame retardancy of this phosphorus-containing epoxy resin.     

Novel phthalazinone‐bearing tetrafunctional epoxy: Synthesis,characterization, and their toughening application for TGDDM system

A novel tetrafunctional epoxy (TEPZ) was synthesized by “one spot two steps” method, and the effects of solvents, reaction temperature, and mole ratios of reactants on the reaction conversion were systematically investigated. The results demonstrated that the solvents participating in the reaction were the most crucial factor for high conversions. After curing, TEPZ/4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) system exhibited better thermal stability compared with famous N,N,N′,N′‐tetraglycidyl‐4,4′‐diaminodiphenyl methane (TGDDM)/DDS analog. When TEPZ is blended with TGDDM/DDS, the initial decomposition temperature of TGDDM/TEPZ/DDS hybrid elevated from 348°C to 362°C. The storage modulus and the glass transition temperature were sensitive to curing procedure and concentration of DDS. While the system consisted of 100 phr TGDDM, 30 phr TEPZ, and 40 phr DDS, the storage modulus and glass transition temperature increased significantly compared with those of TGDDM/DDS, and the impact strength increased by 31.6% simultaneously. Such enhancement could be ascribed to the structural feature of phthalazinone in TEPZ, which formed stable interpenetrating networks during thermal cure procedure.     

Syntheses,structure, reactivity,and thermal properties of new cyclic phosphine oxide epoxy resins cured by diamines

A new type of epoxy resin which contained cyclic phosphine oxide group in the main chain was synthesized. The structure of the new type of epoxy resin was confirmed by elemental analyses (EA), infrared spectroscopy (IR), and ¹H-NMR and ¹³C-NMR spectroscopies. In addition, compositions of the new synthesized cyclic phosphine oxide epoxy resin (EPCAO) with three curing agents, e.g., bis(3-aminophenyl)methylphosphine oxide (BAMP), 4,4′-diamino-diphenylmethane (DDM), and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS), were used for making a comparison of its curing reactivity, heat, and flame retardancy with that of Epon828 and DEN438. The reactivities were measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Through the evaluation of thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), those polymers which were obtained through the curing reactions between the new epoxy resin and three curing agents (BAMP, DDM, DDS) also demonstrated excellent thermal properties as well as a high char yield. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Cure kinetics of carbon nanotube/tetrafunctional epoxy nanocomposites by isothermal differential scanning calorimetry

The cure kinetics of tetraglycidyl‐4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane (TGDDM) and 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) as a cure agent in nanocomposites with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) have been studied with an isothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) technique. The experimental data for both the neat TGDDM/DDS system and for epoxy/MWNTs nanocomposites showed an autocatalytic behavior. Kinetic analysis was performed with the phenomenological model of Kamal and a diffusion control function was introduced to describe the cure reaction in the later stage. Activation energies and kinetic parameters were determined by fitting experimental data. For MWNTs/epoxy nanocomposites, the initial reaction rates increased and the time to the maximum rate decreased with increasing MWNTs contents because of the acceleration effect of MWNTs. The values of the activation energies for the epoxy/MWNTs nanocomposites were lower than the values for the neat epoxy in the initial stage of the reaction. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3701–3712, 2004     

高性能环氧树脂/碳纳米管复合物的热分析研究

用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、热失重分析仪(TGA)和动态力学热分析仪(DMTA)研究了多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)/高性能4,4′-二氨基二苯甲烷四缩水甘油环氧树脂(TGDDM)/4,4′-二氨基二苯基砜(DDS)复合物的热性能.Kissinger和Flynn-Wall-Ozawa的非等温固化动力学研究发现,随着MWNTs含量的增加,复合物固化反应的活化能先减小后增大.TGA研究表明,MWNTs的添加对环氧树脂热稳定性影响很小.碳纳米管填充到TGDDM/DDS体系后,复合物的储存模量随着MWNTs含量的增加而增大,而玻璃化温度却随之减小.     

Micro phase separated epoxy/poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(dimethyl siloxane)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone)/4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone systems: Morphology,viscoelasticity, thermo-mechanical properties and surface hydrophobicity

Epoxy resin/4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) system was modified by the incorporation of poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-poly(dimethyl siloxane)-block-poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL–PDMS–PCL) triblock copolymer (TBCP). Morphology, viscoelasticity, thermo-mechanical and surface properties of these blends were investigated. All the blends were opaque after curing. PCL blocks of the TBCP were miscible with epoxy resin while the PDMS fraction was immiscible. However in the cured state, both PCL and PDMS blocks were phase separated from epoxy/DDS matrix. The blends exhibited matrix-droplet morphology in which TBCP phase dispersed as spherical domains in epoxy matrix. Addition of TBCP had profound impact on the cure reaction kinetics. Storage modulus and glass transition temperature (T_g) decreased while impact strength significantly increased. Incorporation of 15 phr of TBCP resulted in 80% improvement in impact strength. Further, thermal stability was unaffected while surface hydrophobicity of the blends increased.     

含亚胺结构新型磷-氮协效阻燃化合物的合成及对环氧树脂的阻燃作用

采用醛胺缩合反应,以4-(5,5-二甲基-1,3-二氧杂环己内磷酰基)苯甲醛(PCHO)分别与对苯二胺、乙二胺反应合成两种磷酸酯-亚胺双官能化合物阻燃剂(FR:N¹,N⁴-二[4-(5,5-二甲基-1,3-二氧杂环己内磷酰氧基)苯基亚甲基]-1,4-苯二胺(PNB)和N¹,N²-二[4-(5,5-二甲基-1,3-二氧杂环己内磷酰氧基)苯基亚甲基]-1,2-乙二胺(PNE)),研究了FR对4,4'-二氨基二苯砜(DDS)固化双酚A二缩水甘油醚型环氧树脂(DGEBA)体系的阻燃作用及阻燃机理。 研究发现FR的引入显著提高了DGEBA/DDS在700 ℃时的残炭率(R_c),同时提升了材料的阻燃性能,其中以乙二胺合成的PNE阻燃性能显著优于以苯二胺合成的PNB。 当磷添加质量分数为1.5%时,PNE-1.5/DGEBA/DDS在N₂气下的R_c为35.1%,在空气下的R_c为14.4%,极限氧指数(LOI)为33.2%,并可达阻燃等级UL-94最高阻燃级别V-0级。 同时,PNE-1.5/DGEBA/DDS相较于DGEBA/DDS保持了弯曲强度和76%以上的冲击强度,机械性能显著优于PNB-1.5/DGEBA/DDS。 通过阻燃机理分析FR在DGEBA/DDS体系中具有凝聚相、气相及磷-氮协效共同作用的阻燃特点。 磷酸酯-亚胺双官能团化合物FR对环氧树脂体系具有良好的阻燃作用,其中PNE阻燃效率高、机械性能负面影响小,具有潜在应用价值。     

Curing kinetics and thermal stability of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol

Curing kinetics of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) in the presence of varying molar ratios of aromatic imide-amines and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) were investigated by the dynamic differential scanning calorimetry. The imide-amines were prepared by reacting 1 mole of benzophenone 3,3′,4,4′-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (B) with 2.5 moles of 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether (E)/ or 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane (M)/ or 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (S) and designated as BE/ or BM/ or BS. The mixture of imide-amines and DDS at ratio of 0:1, 0.25:0.75, 0.5:0.5, 0.75:0.25 and 1:0 were used to investigate the curing behaviour of DGEBA. The multiple heating rate method (5, 10, 15 and 20°C min⁻¹) was used to study the curing kinetics of epoxy resins. The peak exotherm temperature was found to be dependent on the heating rate, structure of imide-amines as well as on the ratio of imide-amine: DDS used. A broad exotherm was observed in the temperature range of 180–230°C on curing with mixture of imide-amines and DDS. Curing of DGEBA with mixture of imide-amines and/or DDS resulted in a decrease in characteristic curing temperatures. Activation energy of curing reaction as determined in accordance to the Ozawa’s method was found to be dependent on the structure of amine. The thermal stability of the isothermally cured resins was also evaluated using dynamic thermogravimetry in a nitrogen atmosphere. The char yield was highest in case of resins cured using mixture of DDS: BS (0.25:0.75; EBS-3), DDS: BM (0.5: 0.5; EBM-2) and DDS: BE (0.5: 0.5; EBE-2).     

Influence of substituents on the kinetics of epoxy/aromatic diamine resin systems

Eleven different epoxy/diamine systems, including tetraglycidyl‐4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane (TGDDM), triglycidyl p‐aminophenol (TGAP), and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) with 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS), diethyltoluenediamine (DETDA), dimethylthiotoluenediamine (DMTDA), and meta‐phenylenediamine (m‐PDA), were studied with near‐infrared spectroscopy at different temperatures. The reactivities of the epoxies were determined and found to be in the following order when reacted with the same amine: DGEBA > TGAP > TGDDM. When the primary amine was reacted with the same epoxy, the order was DETDA > DDS > DMTDA; for the secondary amine, the order was DETDA > DMTDA > DDS. The relative reaction rates of the secondary amine to the primary amine were compared and discussed in terms of the structural differences and the corresponding substitution effect. It was concluded that the increase in the secondary amine reactivity of DETDA and DMTDA was caused by the deconjugation of the benzene‐ring π electrons from the lone pair on the N atom. The overall order of the secondary amine relative reactivity was DMTDA > DETDA > DDS for the same epoxy and TGDDM > TGAP > DGEBA for the same amine. The m‐PDA systems had no significant positive or negative substitution effects. Molecular orbital calculations were performed, and the results showed the most significant deconjugation effect in the secondary amine of DETDA. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 3143–3156, 2004     

Thermal and mechanical properties of a dendritic hydroxyl‐functional hyperbranched polymer and tetrafunctional epoxy resin blends

Blends of a tetrafunctional epoxy resin, tetraglycidyl‐4,4′‐diaminodiphenylmethane (TGDDM), and a hydroxyl‐functionalized hyperbranched polymer (HBP), aliphatic hyperbranched polyester Boltorn H40, were prepared using 3,3′‐diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) as curing agent. The phase behavior and morphology of the DDS‐cured epoxy/HBP blends with HBP content up to 30 phr were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The phase behavior and morphology of the DDS‐cured epoxy/HBP blends were observed to be dependent on the blend composition. Blends with HBP content from 10 to 30 phr, show a particulate morphology where discrete HBP‐rich particles are dispersed in the continuous cured epoxy‐rich matrix. The cured blends with 15 and 20 phr exhibit a bimodal particle size distribution whereas the cured blend with 30 phr HBP demonstrates a monomodal particle size distribution. Mechanical measurements show that at a concentration range of 0–30 phr addition, the HBP is able to almost double the fracture toughness of the unmodified TGDDM epoxy resin. FTIR displays the formation of hydrogen bonding between the epoxy network and the HBP modifier. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 417–424, 2010     

A Well-Defined Cyclotriphosphazene-Based Epoxy Monomer and Its Application as A Novel Epoxy Resin: Synthesis,Curing Behaviors,and Flame Retardancy

Abstract

A novel cyclotriphosphazene-based epoxy monomer, hexa-[4-(glycidyloxycarbonyl) phenoxy]cyclotriphosphazene (HGCP), was synthesized via a four-step synthetic route, and fully characterized by ¹H, ¹³C, and ³¹P NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis. Thermosetting systems based on HGCP with three curing agents, for example, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS), 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane (DDM), and dicyandiamide (DICY), were used for making a comparison of their thermal curing behaviors. The curing behaviors were measured by differential scanning calorimetry. Moreover, flame retardancy of HGCP thermosetting systems was estimated by Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) and Vertical Burning Test (UL-94). The resulting HGCP thermosetting systems exhibited better flame retardancy than the common epoxy resins diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and the regular brominated bisphenol A epoxy resin (TBBA) cured by DDS, respectively. When HGCP was cured by DDS, its thermosetting system gave the most char residues, met the UL-94 V-0 classification, and had a limiting oxygen index value greater than 35.     

THE MECHANISM OF CURE REACTION OF 4,4''''-DIAMINODIPHENYL METHANE WITH TETRAGLYCIDYL 4,4''''-DIAMINODIPHENYL METHANE EPOXY

The cure reaction of tetraglycidyl 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane (TGDDM) epoxy resin with 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl methane (DDM) has been studied by using DSC. Instead of one exothermic peak, two exothermic peaks, indicative of a complex reaction mechanism, are shown in the DSC curve of TGDDM-DDM mixtures in nonisothermal cure experiments when the content of DDM is lower than stoichiometric ratio. The result of the kinetic analysis of the cure reaction shows that the activation energy of the lower temperature exotherm peak is about 56 kJ/mol and that of the higher temperature exotherm peak is about 136 kJ/mol. The lower temperature cure reaction peak can be attributed to the primary amine-epoxide and secondary amine-epoxide reactions, and the higher temperature cure reaction peak can be attributed to the epoxide-hydroxy reaction under catalysis of tertiary amine in the TGDDM epoxy resin. Because the network density of the cured epoxy resin is determined by these two reactions, the content of DDM has little effect on the glass transition temperature of cured epoxy resin.     

Miscibility and cure kinetics studies on blends of bisphenol-A polycarbonate and tetraglycidyl-4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane epoxy cured with an amine

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) has been applied to characterize the glass transition behavior of the blends formed by bisphenol-A polycarbonate (PC) with a tetrafunctional epoxy (tetraglycidyl-4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane, TGDDM) cured with 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulphone (DDS). A rare miscibility in the complete composition range has been demonstrated in these blends. Additionally, the blend morphology was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a homogeneous single-phase PC/epoxy network has been observed in the blends of all compositions. Moreover, polycarbonate incorporation has been found to exert a distinct effect on the cure behavior of the epoxy blends. The cure reaction rates for the epoxy-PC blends were significantly higher due to the presence of PC. In addition, the cure mechanism of the epoxy blends was no longer autocatalytic. An n-th order reaction mechanism with n = 1.2 to 1.5 has been observed for the blends of DDS-cured epoxy with PC of various compositions studied using DSC. The proposed n-th order kinetic model has been found to describe well the cure behavior of the epoxy/PC blends up to the vitrification point. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Pyrolysis and fire behaviour of epoxy systems containing a novel 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide-(DOPO)-based diamino hardener

Highly soluble 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxide-(DOPO)-based diamino hardener (2), bearing its amino groups directly on the DOPO framework, is investigated with respect to its use as a reactive flame retardant in thermosets. A mechanism for decomposition of the corresponding phosphorus-modified epoxy resin system based on a diglycidylether of bisphenol A DGEBA and 2 (DGEBA/2) is proposed and compared to the systems using DGEBA and 4,4′-diaminodiphenylsulfon (DGEBA/DDS) and to a similar system based on the structurally comparable non-reactive DOPO-based compound (DGEBA/DDS/1). Additive 1 changed the decomposition characteristics of the epoxy resin only slightly and phosphorus was released. Incorporating 2 induces two-step decomposition and most of the phosphorus remains in the residue. Furthermore, the fire behaviour of neat epoxy resin systems and a representative carbon fibre-reinforced composite based on DGEBA, DDS and 2 (DGEBA/DDS/2) were examined and compared to that of the analogous composite systems based on DGEBA/DDS and DGEBA/DDS/1. Based on different flame retardancy mechanisms both the reactive compound 2 and the additive compound 1 improve flammability (increase in LOI >13% and achieving V-1 behaviour) of the epoxy resin and composites. Under forced flaming only the flame inhibition of the additive compound 1 acts sufficiently. Lastly, the superior key mechanical properties of the epoxy resin and composite based on 2 are sketched.