TY - JOUR AU - AB - In this article, polyethersulfone and flourene-coating epoxy resin were utilized to modify both the toughness and the mechanical properties of traditional epoxy resins. The cure kinetics and the thermal stability of the resulted blends were tested by differential scanning calorimetry technology and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. Additionally, the mechanical properties of resulted thermosets were discussed after tested by Dynamic Thermomechanical Analyzer. When compared to the traditional epoxides, the obtained blends exhibit much better heat resistance, thermal stability and mechanical properties. Keywords: Epoxy resins, mechanical properties, curing behavior I. Introduction Epoxy resins are attractive thermosets because of their excellent properties, for example, high mechanical properties and good insulation performance. Thus, they are widely used in forming copper clad laminate, producing molded product, and taking as the matrix resin for advanced composite materials and so on. However, the brittleness has limited their applications in forming films. Nowadays, many engineering thermoplastics are preferable materials as modifiers due to their high modulus, good toughness, and better heat resistance. A series of high-ductile thermoplastics, for example, poly (ether ether ketone), polysulfone and polyethersulfone, have been utilized in modification of epoxy resins [1-5]. Recently, a novel high performance epoxide, diglycidyl ether of 9, 9-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl)-flourene (DFE) TI - Cure Kinetics and Properties of Blends of Epoxy Resins with Polyethersulfone JF - CONVERTER DO - 10.17762/converter.199 DA - 2021-07-10 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/cure-kinetics-and-properties-of-blends-of-epoxy-resins-with-5PG0f2mDuD DP - DeepDyve ER -