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Synergistic Toughening of Epoxy through Layered Poly(ether imide) with Dual-Scale Morphologies

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ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 15, 期 45, 页码 53074-53085

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c10096

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epoxy; poly(ether imide) (PEI); interphaseformation; morphology; reaction-induced phase separation; fracture toughness; hierarchical toughening

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In this study, the synergistic effects of toughening phases on multiple scales in epoxies were investigated by adding layered poly-(ether imide) (PEI) structures and gradient morphologies. The results show that the fracture toughness of the modified epoxy is mainly determined by the thickness of the PEI layer. When the layer thickness exceeds a certain value, the fracture toughness of the dual scale morphology exceeds the performance of bulk PEI and pure epoxy. The microscale interphase morphology also affects the fracture toughness of the modified epoxy.
Toughness of epoxies is commonly improved by adding thermoplastic phases, which is achieved through dissolution and phase separation at the microscale. However, little is known about the synergistic effects of toughening phases on multiple scales. Therefore, here, we study the toughening of epoxies with layered poly-(ether imide) (PEI) structures at the meso- to macroscale combined with gradient morphologies at the microscale originating from reaction-induced phase separation. Characteristic features of the gradient morphology were controlled by the curing temperature (120-200 degree celsius), while the layered macro structure originates from facile scaffold manufacturing techniques with varying poly-(ether imide) layer thicknesses (50-120 mu m). The fracture toughness of the modified epoxy system is investigated as a function of varying cure temperature (120-200 degree celsius) and PEI film thickness (50-120 mu m). Interestingly, the result shows that the fracture toughness of modified epoxy was mainly controlled by the macroscopic feature, being the final PEI layer thickness, i.e., film thickness remaining after partial dissolution and curing. Remarkably, as the PEI layer thickness exceeds the plastic zone around the crack tip, around 62 mu m, the fracture toughness of the dual scale morphology exceeds the property of bulk PEI in addition to a 3 times increase in the property of pure epoxy. On the other hand, when the final PEI thickness was smaller than 62 mu m, the fracture toughness of the modified epoxy was lower than pure PEI but still higher than pure epoxy (1.5-2 times) and bulk toughened system with the same volume percentage, which indicates the governing mechanism relating to microscale interphase morphology. Interestingly, decreasing the gradient microscale interphase morphology can be used to trigger an alternative failure mode with a higher crack tortuosity. By combining facile scaffold assemblies with reaction-induced phase separation, dual-scale morphologies can be tailored over a wide range, leading to intricate control of fracture mechanisms with a hybrid material exceeding the toughness of the tougher phase.

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