Thermodynamic and mechanical properties of epoxy resin DGEBF crosslinked with DETDA by molecular dynamics

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1269-1275

  Tack, Jeremy L ^a   Ford, David M ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosslinked polymer; Epoxy; Glass transition; Modulus; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHENOLS;

AMBIENT PRESSURE; BISPHENOL;

EPOXY RESINS;

DIAMINE; DIETHYLTOLUENEDIAMINE; EPOXY RESIN; ETHER; OLIGOMER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; PRESSURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TOLUENE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 43049140434     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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