Targeted control of unsaturated polyester resin curing kinetics to enhance network regularity and achieve impressive improvement in mechanical properties using gamma-aluminia: Exploring the relationship between curing kinetics and mechanical properties
Elham Rouhi , Mehdi Poorabdollah , Kiumars Bahrami
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Abstract
In this study, gamma-alumina (γ-Al2O3) particles were used to create a regular and strong network of unsaturated polyester (UP) resins by controlling the targeted free radicals and proportional adsorption of alkyd chains. The composite exhibited 80 %, 42 %, 46.39 %, and 60.31 % increases in the storage modulus, toughness, tensile strength, and flexural strength, respectively, compared with the Neat UP resin. A simultaneous study of the mechanical and physical characteristics and curing kinetics showed that the significant improvement in the mechanical and physical characteristics of the UP/Al 1 composite was due to the increase in the network regularity resulting from the targeted control of free radicals by γ-Al2O3 particles and the proportional adsorption of alkyd chains. The significant decrease in the values of K and ED (Vyazovkin–Sbirrazzuoli diffusion factor (D-factor)) for the UP/Al 1 composite (-22.8 and 27.7 kJ/mol, respectively) compared to that of the Neat UP resin (-9.4, and 40.3 kJ/mol, respectively) confirms a significant increase in network regularity resulting from γ-Al2O3 particles.
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Thermochimica Acta publishes original research contributions covering all aspects of thermoanalytical and calorimetric methods and their application to experimental chemistry, physics, biology and engineering. The journal aims to span the whole range from fundamental research to practical application.
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