In order to improve the mechanical properties and fracture toughness of HPT 1071/DDS system, poly(aryl etherimide) (PEI) was incorporated in the resin system. In HPT 1071/DDS system, mechanical properties of cured epoxy resins were not strongly depend...
In order to improve the mechanical properties and fracture toughness of HPT 1071/DDS system, poly(aryl etherimide) (PEI) was incorporated in the resin system. In HPT 1071/DDS system, mechanical properties of cured epoxy resins were not strongly dependent on the concentration of DDS curing agent strongly. In the case of HPT 1071/DDS/PEI system, the fracture toughness and flexural properties of epoxy resins increased with increasing the concentration of PEI. SEM micrographs of cured epoxy resin indicated that the phase separation occured at the low concentration of PEI in this system. In addition, investigation of the relationship between mechanical properties and the morphology of modifed epoxy resin was undertaken in HPT 1071/DDS/PEI system.