Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) is utilized as thermoplastic healing agent in an epoxy resin and the effect of mending temperature on the healing of resulting materials is investigated. Blends are prepared by adding 20 and 30 wt% COC powder in the epoxy resin. They are thermo-mechanically characterized and fractured samples are thermally mended at various temperatures to evaluate the healing efficiency of the repaired samples. Optical microscopy reveals a homogenous dispersion of COC domains within epoxy matrix, while thermogravimetric analysis shows improved thermal stability of the samples. The immiscibility of the two phases in the blends lead to a decrease of the mechanical properties under flexural and tensile loading modes with respect to neat epoxy. The fracture toughness increases upon COC addition at elevated amounts. Healing efficiency values up to more than 80% are obtained at the lowest investigated temperature of 145°C for samples with 30 wt% of COC.

Optimization of the thermal mending process in epoxy/cyclic olefin copolymer blends / Dorigato, Andrea.; Mahmood, Haroon; Pegoretti, Alessandro. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE. - ISSN 0021-8995. - ELETTRONICO. - 2021, 138:9(2021), pp. 1-15. [10.1002/app.49937]

Optimization of the thermal mending process in epoxy/cyclic olefin copolymer blends

Dorigato, Andrea.;Mahmood, Haroon;Pegoretti, Alessandro
2021-01-01

Abstract

Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) is utilized as thermoplastic healing agent in an epoxy resin and the effect of mending temperature on the healing of resulting materials is investigated. Blends are prepared by adding 20 and 30 wt% COC powder in the epoxy resin. They are thermo-mechanically characterized and fractured samples are thermally mended at various temperatures to evaluate the healing efficiency of the repaired samples. Optical microscopy reveals a homogenous dispersion of COC domains within epoxy matrix, while thermogravimetric analysis shows improved thermal stability of the samples. The immiscibility of the two phases in the blends lead to a decrease of the mechanical properties under flexural and tensile loading modes with respect to neat epoxy. The fracture toughness increases upon COC addition at elevated amounts. Healing efficiency values up to more than 80% are obtained at the lowest investigated temperature of 145°C for samples with 30 wt% of COC.
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Dorigato, Andrea.; Mahmood, Haroon; Pegoretti, Alessandro
Optimization of the thermal mending process in epoxy/cyclic olefin copolymer blends / Dorigato, Andrea.; Mahmood, Haroon; Pegoretti, Alessandro. - In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE. - ISSN 0021-8995. - ELETTRONICO. - 2021, 138:9(2021), pp. 1-15. [10.1002/app.49937]
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