HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT TRANSPARENT PLASTICS.

Abstract

Purification of the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A by vacuum distillation and decolorization of the trimethoxyboroxine catalyst produced colorless starting materials. After curing in vacuum at 375 F for 4 hr, the 0.25 in. thick castings had a luminous transmission of 88%. In addition to an improvement of the color of the cured castings, an increase in thermal resistance was obtained. Determination of the physical properties of the vinylcyclohexene dioxide-hexahydrophthalic anhydride resins was initiated. Small quantities of low color epoxy novolac resin were obtained by molecular distillation of a commercial product. Pound quantities of the bisbicyclic diepoxides were synthesized for investigation of curing reactions and measurement of thermal properties. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261098

Entities

People

  • Howard Christie
  • Thomas Medved

Organizations

  • MRIGlobal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Distillation
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastics
  • Resins
  • Resistance
  • Thermal Properties
  • Thermal Resistance
  • Vacuum Distillation

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.