Fracture toughening of epoxy matrices with blends of resins of different molecular weights and other modifiers

The microstructure and fracture behavior of epoxy mixtures containing two monomers of different molecular weights were studied. The variation of the fracture toughness by the addition of other modifiers was also investigated. Several amounts of high‐molecular‐weight diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) oligomer were added to a nearly pure DGEBA monomer. The mixtures were cured with an aromatic amine, showing phase separation after curing. The curing behavior of the epoxy mixtures was investigated with thermal measurements. A significant enhancement of the fracture toughness was accompanied by slight increases in both the rigidity and strength of the mixtures that corresponded to the content of the high‐molecular‐weight epoxy resin. Dynamic mechanical and atomic force microscopy measurements indicated that the generated two‐phase morphology was a function of the content of the epoxy resin added. The influence of the addition of an oligomer or a thermoplastic on the morphologies and mechanical properties of both epoxy‐containing mixtures was also investigated. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3920–3933, 2004     

Toughening of epoxies via craze-like damage

The fracture behavior of a core-shell rubber (CSR) modified epoxy is investigated using both fracture mechanics and microscopy tools. The CSR-modified epoxy is found to be toughened via numerous line-array cavitations of the CSR particles, followed by plastic flow of the epoxy matrix. The toughening effect via the above craze-like damage process is found to be as effective as that of the well-known widespread rubber cavitation/matrix shear yielding mechanisms. The conditions for triggering the craze-like damage appear to be both stress state and rubber concentration dependent. The type of rubber tougheners utilized also plays a critical role in triggering this rather unusual craze-like damage in epoxy systems. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

CTBN-TOUGHENED EPOXY RESINS——EFFECT OF CURING MECHANISM ON NETWORK STRUCTURE OF THE RUBBER PHASE

Epoxy resins toughened with carboxyl-terminated butadieneacrylonitrile copolymers (CTBN) are two-phase thermosets. The network of the in situ formed rubber particles depends upon the curing mechanism of the resin. When a primary polyamine such as triethylene tetramine was used as curing agent, the network of the rubber phase was quite incomplete, whereas a perfect rubber network was formed with 2-ethyl-4-methyl imidazole as the curing agent.     

界面作用对HDPE/POEg/CaCO_3三元复合材料韧性的影响

通过界面改性,制备了以CaCO3为核,马来酸酐接枝乙烯-辛烯共聚物弹性体(POEg)为壳的高密度聚乙烯(HDPEg)/弹性体(POE)/CaCO3的三元复合材料.由于“核-壳”结构的形成,弹性体和CaCO3表现出协同的增韧作用.同未经表面处理的CaCO3复合材料相比,在相同的CaCO3含量的情况下,表面处理的CaCO3由于与弹性体形成更强的界面粘结,使得三元复合材料的“脆-韧”转变发生在较低的弹性体含量.     

双马来酰亚胺增韧研究Ⅱ.链扩展双马来酰亚胺及其树脂的合成及表征

合成了一系列结构不同和链长短不一的双马来酰亚胺，并对其结构和性能作了表征，同时研究了它们的固化反应和固化产物的性能。用双马来酰亚胺和二烯丙基化合物反应制造了增韧树脂，研究了该树脂的固化和热稳定性。     

高抗冲聚苯乙烯的增韧机理

概述了以高抗冲聚苯乙烯（ＨＩＰＳ）为中心的有关橡胶增韧机理的理论，并且总结了界面，性能、粒子尺寸、粒 距及缠结密度等因素对橡胶／高分子共混体系性能的影响。     

复合材料设计的原理与实践

对复合材料设计的原理与实践进行简要介绍,对其研究现状与发展趋势进行评述．重点在于工程结构复合材料,特别是航空航天领域应用的先进复合材料,重点是仿生与机敏材料设计,材料设计的目的是实现材料性能优化．     

Fracture mechanisms in rigid core-shell particle modified high performance epoxies

The fracture mechanisms of a high performance epoxy system modified with two types of preformed rigid core-shell particles (RCSP) were investigated. The use of the preformed RCSP anables the control of the dispersion of the toughener phase in the epoxy, which, in turn, allows the mechanical properties of the modified epoxy to be optimized. The toughening effect via the RCSP modification is found to be as good as that via the core-shell rubber modification. The moduli andT _g of these RCSP-modified epoxies are virtually unaltered via the RCSP modification, when compared with the neat epoxy resin equivalent. The toughening mechanisms in these toughened systems appear to be predominantly crack deflection, crack bifurcation, and microcracking. Approaches for effective toughening of high performance polymers via rigid polymers are discussed.     

晶须增韧陶瓷基复合材料强韧化机制的评述

综述了晶须增韧陶瓷基复合材料的强韧化机制。近年来报道中常见的晶须的强化机制是载荷转移和基体预应力，韧化机制有裂纹偏转，晶须桥接和拔出，这些机制均决定于晶须／基体界面的性质。最后指出这一研究领域存在的问题     

ZTA—SiCw—TiC复相陶瓷材料强韧化机理研究

四方氧化锆相变增韧、碳化硅晶须补强、碳化钛粒子弥散强化，同时引入一个新的陶瓷基复合材料系统中产生了叠加的强韧化效果。热压ＺＴＡ－ＳｉＣｗ－ＴｉＣ复相陶瓷材料与Ａｌ２Ｏ３－ＳｉＣｗ－ＴｉＣ相比具有更高的综合机械性能。碳化钛在基体中形成连续的骨架阻碍晶粒的长大，随着碳化钛含量的增加，基体的硬度明显增加。主要强韧化机理有相变增韧、晶须拔出、载荷转移、裂纹偏转等。基体的主要断裂方式为穿晶解理断裂。