Abstract
Thermosetting blends of 4-aminophenoxyphthalonitrile (APN)/epoxy resin (ER) were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic rheological analysis and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The self-promoted curing behaviors and processing properties of the APN/ER blends and prepolymers were studied by DSC and rheological analysis under dynamic and isothermal conditions. The APN/ER blends and prepolymers exhibited two-step polymerization reactions in the absence of any other curing additives. The APN/ER blends and prepolymers had large processing windows with low melt viscosity, and the size of the processing windows was dependent on the APN monomer concentration. The thermal behaviors of the APN/ER copolymers were studied by TGA. These cured copolymers exhibited decomposition temperatures over 367 oC in either flowing nitrogen or air, and high char yield at 800 oC of 68% under nitrogen atmosphere. Consequently, these studies revealed that the APN/ER system exhibits attractive self-promoted curing reaction, desirable processing feature, excellent thermal and thermal-oxidative stabilities, and high char yields. The APN/ER copolymer will be a good candidate as a matrix for high-performance polymeric materials.
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