Table 6.
Glass transition temperatures (Tg) and changes in heat capacity (ΔCp) of G3 eutectic mixture with varying water content (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%), during the first heating and cooling cycles.
| Sample Code | First Heating | First Cooling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ton (°C) | Tg (°C) | ΔC J/(g·°C) |
Ton (°C) | Tg (°C) | ΔC J/(g·°C) |
|
| G3-0 | −74.5 ± 0.7 | −68.3 ± 0.5 | 0.65 ± 0.03 | −58.4 ± 0.5 | −68.3 ± 0.3 | 0.68 ± 0.03 |
| G3-5 | −68.4 ± 0.6 | −60.6 ± 0.4 | 0.59 ± 0.02 | −52.2 ± 0.4 | −61.4 ± 0.2 | 0.60 ± 0.02 |
| G3-10 | −67.6 ± 0.6 | −59.9 ± 0.2 | 0.64 ± 0.02 | −49.2 ± 0.5 | −62.1 ± 0.3 | 0.70 ± 0.02 |
| G3-15 | −65.4 ± 0.5 | −57.2 ± 0.2 | 0.64 ± 0.02 | −50.5 ± 0.5 | −60.5 ± 0.3 | 0.63 ± 0.01 |
| G3-20 | −70.0 ± 0.4 | −62.7 ± 0.3 | 0.61 ± 0.01 | −51.3 ± 0.4 | −59.8 ± 0.2 | 0.62 ± 0.02 |
| G3-25 | −63.5 ± 0.7 | −55.1 ± 0.5 | 0.61 ± 0.02 | −44.6 ± 0.4 | −58.1 ± 0.2 | 0.59 ± 0.02 |