文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Introduction to rubber toughened epoxy polymers

作者：Xu, Shi-Ai[1]; Song, Xiao-Xue[2]

机构：[1] Department of Polymer Engineering and Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China; [2] School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

年份：2017

起止页码：3

外文期刊名：Handbook of Epoxy Blends

收录：EI(收录号：20194507659825)

语种：英文

外文关键词：Epoxy resins - Polymer blends - Temperature - Fracture toughness - Curing - Morphology - Phase separation - Rubber

摘要：Epoxy resins are a class of thermosetting polymers widely used for structural application. However, as epoxy resins are inherently brittle because of their highly cross-linked structure, a great effort has been made to improve the fracture toughness. A widely used method for this purpose is the addition of second-phase polymeric particles, and over the past decades, great success has been achieved in this area. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the development in rubber-toughened epoxy. First, we review the history of rubber-toughened epoxy and different kinds of rubbers used for toughening epoxy. Then, we summarize the factors affecting the toughening effect and mechanisms accounting for rubber-toughened epoxy. Finally, we discuss some new trends in this field. ? Springer International Publishing AG 2017. All rights reserved.