Effect of fillers on kinetics of epoxy cure

摘要

AbstractThe effect of fillers on the reaction of liquid epoxy systems cured withm‐phenylenediamine has been studied within the temperature range 70–170°C using a Perkin–Elmer differential scanning calorimeter. Quantitative studies have been made with regard to the effect of filler on the kinetics of cure. Mathematical expressions have been devised to describe the curing reaction as a function of time, temperature, and filler content. These kinetic expressions were found to yield results which were in good agreement with the experimental data for the two fillers s