Table 3.
Epoxy | Curing Agent | Tg (°C) or Tα (°C) | Td,5% (°C) | Reference | |
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Materials | DGEBA Comparison | ||||
4,4′-methylene-biscyclohexylamine | 104 a/111 b | 149 a/158 b | 363 | [17] | |
Isophorone Diamine | 158 | 165 | 361 | [157] | |
Isophorone Diamine | 136 | 363 | |||
Isophorone Diamine | 96 | 363 | |||
Isophorone Diamine | 86 | 362 | |||
4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane | 161 | 179 | 367/368 c | [116] | |
4,4′-methylene bis(5-isopropyl-2-methylaniline) | 143 | 154 | 363/360 c | ||
4,4′-diaminodiphenyl methane | 184/183 b | - | 346/355 c | [159] |
a Tα measured by DMA at the peak position of loss modulus curve; b Tα measured by DMA at the maximum of tan δ; c Td under air flow.