Cardona, F. and Rogers, D. and Davey, S. and Van Erp, G. (2007) Investigation of the effect of styrene content on the ultimate curing of vinylester resins by TGA-FTIR. Journal of Composite Materials, 41 (2). pp. 137-152. ISSN 0021-9983
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Identification Number or DOI: doi: 10.1177/002199830?063357
Abstract
The influence of styrene content on styrene added vinylester resin (VER) is investigated. The network structure and its thermal properties is investigated by DSC and the combination of TGA and FTIR (TGA–FTIR). The glass transition temperatures(Tgs) of the resins are found to decrease systematically with increasing styrene content, which decreases the cross-link density of the cured materials. The Tg of VERsamplescured97–98% is significantly lower, by as much as 25C, than the Tg of a fully cured (100%)sample. This is due to the plasticizing effect of unreacted styrene in the network. The combination of TGA and FTIR confirm the evolution of gaseous styrene moieties at the degradation temperature of vinylester groups, the relative amount of styrene emitted being higher with increasing styrene content. A good correlation is found between the thermal properties by DSC and the results obtained from the TGA–FTIR system.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | TGA–FTIR; styrene; vinylester; Tg; cross-link density; plasticizing effect |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 03 Chemical Sciences > 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry > 030305 Polymerisation Mechanisms 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091209 Polymers and Plastics |
| Subjects: | 290000 Engineering and Technology > 291400 Materials Engineering > 291401 Polymers |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| ID Code: | 3122 |
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| Deposited On: | 11 Oct 2007 11:20 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2012 11:29 |
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