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(29)Si solid state NMR studies of the effect of composition of amine and alkyl silane blends in tertiary amine-catalyzed anhydride-cured epoxy mixtures. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5409733

Silane coupling agent blends of gamma-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) and butyltriethoxysilane (BTS) of varying composition were added to an epoxy matrix made of a benzyldimethylamine (BDMA)-catalyzed, nadic methyl anhydride. NMR was utilized in order to determine the effect of composition of the silane coupling agent blend on the mobility of the various portions of the siloxane network. It was found that hydrolysis caused an increase in the rigidity of the highly condensed structures, but decreased the rigidity of the silicon atoms bonded to only one or two oxygen atoms. This phase separation could possibly lead to stress concentration within the network structure. Increasing amine concentration caused only slight increases in rigidity. Although ETS gave consistently lower rigidity values than BTS, these values were not statistically significant.

Research Organization:
Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States). Dept. of Macromolecular Science
OSTI ID:
5409733
Report Number(s):
AD-A-235841/4/XAB; CNN: N00014-88-R-0330
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English