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Epoxy resins are a family of thermosetting materials widely used as adhesives, coatings and matrices in polymer composites because of the low viscosity of the formulations, good insulating properties of the final material even at high temperatures and good chemical and thermal resistance (May, 1988). Epoxy thermosets can be described as 3D polymer networks formed by the chemical reaction between monomers (“curing”). This 3D covalent network structure determines the properties of thermosetting polymers: unlike thermoplastics, this kind of polymers does not melt, and once the network has been formed the material cannot be reprocessed. Maybe one of the main advantages of epoxy thermosets is that the starting monomers have low viscosity so that complex geometries can be easily shaped and fixed after curing the monomers. Thus the formation of the network via chemical reaction is a key aspect in this kind of materials.

Applications of FTIR on Epoxy Resins - Identification, Monitoring the Curing Process, Phase Separation and Water Uptake