Effects of Stoichiometry and Epoxy Molecular Mass on Wettability and Interfacial Microstructures of Amine-Cured Epoxies.
Effects of Stoichiometry and Epoxy Molecular Mass on
Wettability and Interfacial Microstructures of
Amine-Cured Epoxies.
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Giraud, M.; Nguyen, T.; Gu, X.; VanLandingham, M. R.
Adhesion Society Annual Meeting, 24th. Proceedings.
February 2001, Williamsburg, VA, Adhesion Society,
Blacksburg, VA, Emerson, J. A., Editor(s), 260-262 pp,
2001.
Keywords:
epoxy molecular mass; stoichiometry
Abstract:
Understanding the relationships between network
structure and surface and interface properties of epoxy
resins is a subject of great interest in many
applications including adhesives, coatings and
fiber-reinforced composites. However, this subject has
not been fully invevestigated partly because of the
spatial resolution limitation of traditional surface
analytical techniques. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is
increasingly used for studying sub-micrometer features
of polymer surfaces and interfaces. In this study, the
influence of epoxy equivalent mass and epoxy/amine
stoichiometry on surface and interface microstructures
and wetting properties of amine-cured epoxy is
investigated using AFM and contact angle measurements.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899