The Curing Rheokinetics of Epoxyphosphazene Binders

Abstract

The influence of epoxyphosphazene-modifying additives on the features of the hot curing process of epoxy-amine composition was studied by the rotational viscometry method. The modification caused an acceleration of the curing process, changed rheokinetics of viscosity increase, especially the stage molecular mass growth of linear chains became almost twice shorter for composition with 30% modifier than for unmodified one. We suggest the reason for these changes is the polyfunctionality of epoxyphosphazene, which finally results in high-density network formation. In cold curing process the bulkiness of epoxyphosphazene molecule and the lack of heat for its motion results in incomplete cure. Thus, in order to cope with these difficulties hot curing systems were proposed and studied.