High Tg nematic thermosets: Synthesis, characterization and thermo-mechanical properties

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2174-2180

  Iqbal, Mazhar ^a   Dingemans, Theo J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Glass transition temperature; Liquid crystal; Mechanical properties; Reactive oligomers; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

3-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; 4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; BISPHENOLS; CHAIN EXTENSION; ELONGATION AT BREAK; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH-T; ISOPHTHALIC ACID; PHENYLETHYNYL; REACTIVE FUNCTIONALITY; REACTIVE OLIGOMERS; SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; USEFUL PROPERTIES;

ACIDS; AROMATIC POLYMERS; CURING; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; KETONES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHENOLS; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSETS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78149283709     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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