Effect of Curing Agent and Temperature on the Rheological Behavior of Epoxy Resin Systems
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Effect of Curing Agent Content on Curing Characteristics
Phr of curing agent | Ts (°C) | Tp (°C) | Te (°C) | ∆H (J/g) |
---|---|---|---|---|
40.00 | 37.97 | 113.54 | 174.12 | 335.7 |
33.33 | 43.07 | 116.97 | 209.79 | 315.4 |
25.00 | 47.23 | 122.57 | 215.10 | 275.6 |
2.2. Effect of Temperature and Curing Agent Content on Resin System Viscosity
2.3. Effect of Curing Agent Content on Gel Time
3. Experimental
3.1. Experiment Preparation
3.2. Experimental Procedures
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Zhao, C.; Zhang, G.; Zhao, L. Effect of Curing Agent and Temperature on the Rheological Behavior of Epoxy Resin Systems. Molecules 2012, 17, 8587-8594. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17078587
Zhao C, Zhang G, Zhao L. Effect of Curing Agent and Temperature on the Rheological Behavior of Epoxy Resin Systems. Molecules. 2012; 17(7):8587-8594. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17078587
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Chenhui, Guangcheng Zhang, and Lei Zhao. 2012. "Effect of Curing Agent and Temperature on the Rheological Behavior of Epoxy Resin Systems" Molecules 17, no. 7: 8587-8594. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules17078587