Synthesis and application of epoxy-ended hyperbranched polymers

S Chen, Z Xu, D Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Epoxy-ended hyperbranched polymers (EHPs), as important type of functional thermosetting
hyperbranched polymers, have attracted broad and continuing interest from both academic …

Applications of a dilatational yielding model to rubber-toughened polymers

A Lazzeri, CB Bucknall - Polymer, 1995 - Elsevier
A model for dilatational yielding in rubber-toughened polymers, which was proposed in an
earlier paper, is developed further. According to the model, deformation begins with …

Thermosetting polymers

JP Pascault, RJJ Williams - Handbook of Polymer Synthesis …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thermosetting polymers (also called thermosets) are a family of plastics characterized by the
fact that they are formed starting from a liquid solution that irreversibly leads to a solid …

Mechanical properties of reactive polyetherimide-modified tetrafunctional epoxy systems

H Chen, Z Zhu, D Patil, D Bajaj, N Verghese, Z Jiang… - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly crosslinked multifunctional epoxy resins are commonly brittle. Thermoplastic
toughening agents have been used to improve the fracture toughness of crosslinked epoxy …

Dilatational bands in rubber-toughened polymers

A Lazzeri, CB Bucknall - Journal of Materials Science, 1993 - Springer
A theory is advanced to explain the effects of rubber particle cavitation upon the deformation
and fracture of rubber-modified plastics. The criteria for cavitation in triaxially-stressed …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture toughness and electrical conductivity of epoxy composites filled with carbon nanotubes and spherical particles

LC Tang, YJ Wan, K Peng, YB Pei, LB Wu… - Composites Part A …, 2013 - Elsevier
The attainment of both high toughness and superior electrical conductivity of epoxy
composites is a crucial requirement in some engineering applications. Herein, we …

Fracture mechanisms of epoxy-based ternary composites filled with rigid-soft particles

LC Tang, H Zhang, S Sprenger, L Ye… - Composites Science and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Epoxy composites filled with different amounts of aggregate-free silica nanoparticles and
phase-separated submicron rubber particles were fabricated to study the synergistic effect of …

Micromechanical deformation processes in toughened and particle-filled semicrystalline polymers: Part 1. Characterization of deformation processes in dependence …

GM Kim, GH Michler - Polymer, 1998 - Elsevier
Relationships between morphology and micromechanical deformation processes in various
toughened and particle-filled semicrystalline polymers with different types of modifier …

A model for particle cavitation in rubber-toughened plastics

CB Bucknall, A Karpodinis, XC Zhang - Journal of Materials Science, 1994 - Springer
An energy-balance criterion for cavitation of rubber particles, which was proposed in an
earlier paper [A. Lazzeri and CB Bucknall, J. Mater. Sci. 28 (1993) 6799], is developed by …

Notched impact behavior of polymer blends: Part 1: New model for particle size dependence

CB Bucknall, DR Paul - Polymer, 2009 - Elsevier
A model is proposed to explain the observed relationships between particle size and
fracture resistance in high-performance blends, which typically reach maximum toughness …