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Use of acrylate‐based liquid rubbers as toughening agents and adhesive property modifiers of epoxy resin
Author(s) -
Kar Sritama,
Banthia Ajit K.
Publication year - 2004
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.20397
Subject(s) - epoxy , materials science , acrylate , curing (chemistry) , adhesive , composite material , polymerization , polymer chemistry , elastomer , polymer , copolymer , layer (electronics)
Carboxyl‐randomized poly(2‐ethyl hexyl acrylate) (CRPEHA) and epoxy‐randomized poly(2‐ethylhexyl acrylate) (ERPEHA) were synthesized by solution polymerization technique in the form of liquid rubbers. The liquid rubbers were characterized by IR and 1 H‐NMR spectroscopic analysis, nonaqueous titration, and GPC. The liquid rubbers were pre‐reacted with the epoxy resin and the modified epoxy networks were made by curing with an ambient temperature curing agent. The modified epoxy networks containing different concentrations of CRPEHA (A‐1) and ERPEHA (B‐1) were evaluated with respect to their thermal and impact properties. The optimum properties were obtained at 10‐phr concentration of a (1 : 1) mixture of CRPEHA and ERPEHA. Fracture surface analysis by scanning electron microcopy indicated the presence of a two‐phase microstructure. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 3814–3821, 2004