Study on the microstructure evolution of phenol-formaldehyde resin modified by ceramic additive

摘要

Boron carbide (B4C) was selected as the additive for the modification of a phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin, and the micro-structural evolution of the modified resin at high temperature was investigated.Results showed that the distribution of B4C particles became uniform at elevated temperatures.The primary oxidation of B4C started to occur at 450℃,and lots of B2O3 was formed above 650℃.By the modification reactions of B,C,the volatiles including CO was converted into amorphous carbon and remained in the resin matrix,which was responsible for maintaining the stability of the resin at high temperatures.