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Dielectric monitoring of the curing process in cyanoacrylate resin
Author(s) -
Radhakrishnan S.,
Saini D. R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760330302
Subject(s) - materials science , curing (chemistry) , dielectric , isothermal process , polymerization , composite material , nitrile , cyanoacrylate , polymer chemistry , activation energy , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , adhesive , polymer , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , physics , layer (electronics)
The cure monitoring of cyanoacrylate resin using a dielectric technique shows that in addition to the usual fast anionic polymerization step, there may be a secondary process involved over longer time scales. Two peaks are distinctly observed in the isothermal curing curves, and from the position of these at various temperatures, the activation energies of 0.4 eV and 0.17 eV could be derived. In cured cyanoacrylate resin, three relaxations were observed, viz., α, β, and γ, occurring at 152°c, 87°c, and 47°c, respectively (for 1 KHz measuring frequency), with activation energies of 1.3 eV, 0.56 eV, and 0.4 eV, respectively. The various results have been explained on the basis of secondary bond formation through the nitrile group, for which some evidence could be obtained from the infrared absorption spectra.