Development and characterisation of a oxazolidone-isocyanurate urethane modified diglycidyl ehter of bisphenol a epoxy resin

摘要

Epoxy resins are very versatile polymers generally known not only for their adhesive and mechanical strengths but also their inherent thermo-oxidative stability. These properties have been widely exploited in many applications ranging from composites used aerospace components to electronics packaging. However neat epoxy materials suffer from relatively poor strain bearing ability and attempts to improve this brittle behaviour have been an area of many research interests. Toughening of epoxy using elastomers is not new and this is reflected in numerous publications and some have been successfully commercialised.