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Morphology and thermal behavior of dicyanate ester‐polyetherimide semi‐IPNS cured at different conditions
Author(s) -
Harismendy I.,
Del Río M.,
Eceiza A.,
Gavalda J.,
Gómez C. M.,
Mondragon I.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(20000516)76:7<1037::aid-app7>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - polyetherimide , differential scanning calorimetry , thermosetting polymer , curing (chemistry) , scanning electron microscope , materials science , isothermal process , dynamic mechanical analysis , rheology , spinodal decomposition , polymer chemistry , thermal decomposition , composite material , thermal analysis , phase (matter) , chemistry , polymer , thermal , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , physics
A high‐temperature thermosetting bisphenol‐A dicyanate, BADCy was modified with polyetherimide, PEI, at various compositions. Phase separation and rheokinetics through curing were studied by optical microscopy, dynamic and isothermal differential scanning calorimetry, and rheological measurements. The PEI phase separated at the early stages of curing, well before gelation, and did not affect the polycyclotrimerization kinetics. The phase structure and thermal properties of the final network were investigated as a function of the PEI content and cure temperature. For this purpose, dynamic mechanical analysis, scanning electron microscopy studies, and thermogravimetrical analysis were carried out. The morphological changes were interpreted in terms of a spinodal decomposition mechanism in the composition range studied. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 76: 1037–1047, 2000