Abstract
Thermosets are high-molecular-weight polymers exhibiting highly cross-linked network structure along with notable useful properties, and these materials received considerable research interest to attain extraordinary property profile. This chapter describes a background of thermal properties of thermoset polymers and their innovations prompted by increased research interest and subsequent developments. In this chapter, we summarize a comprehensive study of thermal cure characteristics, glass transition temperature, thermal stability, flame retardancy, thermal expansion coefficient, and thermal conductivity of industrially dominant thermoset polymers such as epoxy, unsaturated polyester, cyanate ester, polybenzoxazine, polyimides, vinyl ester, and phenol-formaldehyde.
| Original language | British English |
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| Title of host publication | Thermosets |
| Subtitle of host publication | Structure, Properties, and Applications: Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 69-114 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780081010211 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Coefficient of thermal expansion
- Cyanate ester
- Epoxy
- Flame retardancy
- Glass transition temperature
- Polybenzoxazine
- Polyimide
- Thermal stability
- Thermoset
- Unsaturated polyester
- Vinyl ester