Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Star Block Copolymer Modified Epoxy Resin Blends

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Beitragende

  • Shankar P. Khatiwada - , Tribhuvan University, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • C. Sarath Chandran - , Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (Autor:in)
  • Ralf Lach - , Polymer Service GmbH Merseburg (Autor:in)
  • Marco Liebscher - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Jean Marc Saiter - , Université de Rouen (Autor:in)
  • Sabu Thomas - , Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (Autor:in)
  • Gert Heinrich - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Rameshwar Adhikari - , Tribhuvan University, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

In this work, we investigate the morphological and mechanical properties of blends of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) and epoxidized polystyrene-polybutadiene star block copolymer (epST3) using diamino-diphenyl sulphone (DDS) as a hardener. The epoxidation of the star block copolymer was performed using meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA). Chemical modification of the copolymer was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy while the morphology of the blends was analyzed by microscopic techniques. The mechanical behavior of the blends was analyzed by recording microindentation as well as impact tests. It has been demonstrated that the completely macrophase-separated morphology of the blends could be dispersed into the structures comprising co-continuous networks of the block copolymer phase and the epoxy resin leading to an increment in impact strength. At the same time, the hardness and stiffness of the blends, as shown by the indentation microhardness and indentation modulus, was maintained to a pretty high level.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)5734-5742
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftMaterials today: proceedings
Jahrgang4
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2017
Peer-Review-StatusJa
Extern publiziertJa

Konferenz

Titel2016 International Conference on Multifunctional Materials for Device Applications, ICMDA 2016
Dauer26 - 28 Oktober 2016
StadtPatna
LandIndien

Schlagworte

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Schlagwörter

  • block copolymer, electron microscopy, epoxy resin, impact strength, mechanical properties, morphology