Abstract
The evolvement of chemical structure and thermal–mechanical properties of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A and novolac epoxy resin blends cured with low molecular polyamide (DGEBA/EPN/LMPA system) during thermal-oxidative aging were investigated by Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometry (ATR-FTIR) and Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA). The results revealed that the chemical reactions during thermal-oxidative aging contained oxidation and chain scission. Some possible chemical reaction processes were given. There was a new compound formed during aging processes and the change of its glass transition temperature ( T g) with aging time followed an exponential law. In addition, the changes of dynamic mechanical behavior of this epoxy system aged at four different temperatures (110 °C, 130 °C, 150 °C, 170 °C) were compared. An empirical formula was obtained through kinetic analysis and this formula can be used to predict the oxidative degree of the surface at different aging temperature.
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