Synthesis and properties of a liquid crystalline thermoset epoxy resin containing 1,3,4-oxadiazole groups

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-264

  Balamurugan, Rathinam ^a   Kannan, Palaninathan ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Curing reaction; Liquid crystalline thermosets; Mechanical properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED COMPOSITES; CURE CYCLE; CURING REACTION; DIAMINODIPHENYL METHANE; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; HIGHER T; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE EPOXY RESINS; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE THERMOSETS; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NEW CLASS; OXADIAZOLE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOSET EPOXY RESINS; TIME TEMPERATURE TRANSFORMATION;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; LIQUID METHANE; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; RESINS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMOSETS;

EID: 67649510994     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008308090539     Document Type: Article

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