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The Influence of Ethynyl In-Chain Crosslinkers on the Properties of 6FDA-Based Polyimides
Valeri Ivanov Petkov1, Leonardo Pelcastre1, Carlos Solano2
1Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden.
Abstract:
Two 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride-based thermosetting polyimide formulations with varied amounts of crosslinking sites were compared to understand the influence of crosslinking density on fracture toughness, glass transition temperature and thermal oxidative stability. The thermal and mechanical properties of both materials were investigated through a series of single-edge notched beams, differential scanning calorimetry, dilatometry, weight loss, light optical microscopy and nanoindentation experiments. It was found out that the reduced crosslinking resulted in slightly increased fracture toughness but decreased the Tg of the material. No significant difference could be observed in the thermal oxidative stability with the experimental techniques considered.
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