Spectroscopic,Mechanical and Dynamic-Mechanical Studies on the Photo-Aging of a Tetrafunctional Epoxy Resin |
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Authors: | Giuseppe Ragosta Mario Abbate Pellegrino Musto Gennaro Scarinzi |
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Institution: | Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers (ICTP), National Research Council of Italy, Via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (Naples), Italy |
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Abstract: | The photo-oxidative degradation of a densely cross-linked epoxide/diamine network based on tetraglycidyl-4,4′ diaminodiphenylmethane (TGDDM) and 4,4′ diaminodiphenyl sulphone (DDS) has been investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, dynamic-mechanical analysis (DMA) and compressive mechanical tests. The FTIR measurements allowed us to monitor the degradation process of the different groups present in the TGDDM/DDS network and to obtain reliable kinetic data. On this basis the most likely photo-degradation mechanisms were proposed. Dynamic-mechanical measurements and mechanical compressive tests were used to gain an insight in the effect of the photo-oxidative degradation on the relaxation processes of the epoxy network and on the mechanical performances. |
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Keywords: | epoxy resins FTIR spectroscopy mechanical properties relaxation processes |
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