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Preparation of poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene ether) (PPE)/epoxy laminate with functionalized PPE resin
Author(s) -
Chao Herbert S.I.,
Whalen Jana M.
Publication year - 1993
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/app.1993.070490904
Subject(s) - epoxy , materials science , phenylene , composite material , curing (chemistry) , ether , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry
Thermal expansion property at 288°C and methylene chloride resistance of poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene ether (PPE)/epoxy laminate were found to be affected by the functionality on PPE resin. Nonlofting PPE/epoxy laminates were prepared with the PPE grafted with fumaric acid or the PPE having ( di‐n ‐butylamino) methyl substituent on the polymer backbone. Employing vacuum‐vented PPE extrudate or phenol‐redistributed PPE was also effective in improving the PPE/epoxy laminate properties. Attempts to preparing a real PPE/epoxy interpenetrating network as the matrix material for the laminate were also made by incorporating both PPE crosslinker and epoxy curing catalysts in the same formulation. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.