Epoxy resins modified with reactive low molecular weight siloxanes

A typical composition consisting of a low-molecular commercial epoxy resin based on bisphenol A and aliphatic polyamine hardener: triethylenetetramine was modified by replacing a part of the composition with up to 15 wt.% of low molecular weight bis(glycidylpropyl)- or bis(aminopropyl)-tetramethyldisiloxane. The reactivity of the compositions and basic properties of the resulting epoxy polymers, including glass transition temperature, storage modulus, thermal stability, impact and bending strengths, Brinell hardness, and flammability (limiting oxygen index) were evaluated.

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► Siloxane modified epoxy resins.
► Reactive low-molecular-weight siloxanes.
► Fire retardancy improvement.
► Thermal and mechanical properties.