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ToF-SIMS investigation of epoxy resin curing reaction at different resin to hardener ratios

Awaja, Firas, van Riessen, Grant, Kelly, Georgina, Fox, Bronwyn and Pigram, Paul J 2008, ToF-SIMS investigation of epoxy resin curing reaction at different resin to hardener ratios, Journal of applied polymer science, vol. 110, no. 5, pp. 2711-2717.


Title ToF-SIMS investigation of epoxy resin curing reaction at different resin to hardener ratios
Author(s) Awaja, Firas
van Riessen, Grant
Kelly, Georgina
Fox, Bronwyn
Pigram, Paul J
Journal name Journal of applied polymer science
Volume number 110
Issue number 5
Start page 2711
End page 2717
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Place of publication Malden, Mass.
Publication date 2008-12-05
ISSN 0021-8995
Keyword(s) ToF-SIMS
epoxy resin
PCA
crosslinking
secondary ions
Summary Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and principal components analysis (PCA) were used to analyze diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) and diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F (DGEBF) epoxy resin blend cured with isophorone diamine (IPD) hardener at different resin to hardener ratios. The aim was to establish correlations between the hardener concentration and the nature and progress of the crosslinking reaction. Insights into the cured resin structure revealed using ToF-SIMS are discussed. Three sets of significant secondary ions have been identified by PCA. Secondary showed variance related to the completion of the curing reaction. Relative intensities of CxHyNz+ ions in the cured resin samples are indicative of the un-reacted and partially reacted hardener molecules, and are found to be proportional to the resin to hardener mixing ratio. The relative ion intensities of the aliphatic hydrocarbon ions are shown to relate to the cured resin crosslinking density.
Language eng
Field of Research 091209 Polymers and Plastics
Socio Economic Objective 860607 Plastic Products (incl. Construction Materials)
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2008, Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017703

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
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