The Effect of the Curing Agent Content on the Curing and Liquid-Crystalline Phase of Liquid-Crystalline Epoxy Resin

Soon Man Hong, Seung Sang Hwang, Jun Yeob Lee

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Abstract

The effect of the curing agent content on the curing behavior and liquid-crystalline (LC) phase of the liquid-crystalline epoxy (LCE) resin 4,4′-di(2,3-epoxypropyloxy)phenyl benzoate was studied. Diaminodiphenylester (DDE) was used as a curing agent. The curing behavior was observed via differential scanning calorimetry, and the LC phase was investigated with a polarized optical microscopy. The LC phase in the LCE/DDE mixture with a high DDE content was developed during curing. The onset time was inversely proportional to the DDE content. The mesophase stability of LCE/ DDE was enhanced by the addition of large amounts of DDE.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)374-379
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Curing
  • Curing agent content
  • Liquid-crystalline epoxy resin

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