- Author
- Walters, R. N.
- Title
- Fire-Resistant Cyanate Ester-Epoxy Blends. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Galaxy Scientific Corp., Egg Harbor Township, NJ
- Sponsor
- Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- DOT/FAA/AR-02/53, May 2002, 18 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Aviation Administration, William J. Hughes Technical Center's full-text technical reports page. Website: http://actlibrary.tc.faa.gov FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Website: http://www.tc.faa.gov/its/worldpac/techrpt/ar02-53.pdf
- Keywords
- epoxy resins | thermal analysis | calorimetry | thermal stability | fire behavior | FT-IR | thermogravimetric analysis | rheology
- Identifiers
- cyanate ester
- Abstract
- The cure chemistry, thermal stability, and fire behavior in a series of fire-resistant cyanate ester-epoxy blends were examined. The dicyanate and diepoxide of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethylene (bisphenol-C, BPC) were combined in various molar ratios, and the reaction chemistry was monitored using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Fire behavior of the BPC cyanate-epoxy blends was studied in flaming and nonflaming combustion, using fire calorimetry and pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimetry, respectively.