摘要:
An adhesive is provided for bonding cyanate ester composite parts together which is also plateable with metal once chemically etched. The adhesive comprises a polymeric matrix and a filler of cyanate ester polymer. The polymeric matrix comprises at least one polyepoxide resin and a curing agent, while the cyanate ester polymer filler is present in the adhesive as a powder. In practice, the present adhesive is applied to the surface of cyanate ester composite articles to be bonded and is allowed to cure at room temperature. Thereafter, the surface of the assembly is chemically etched and then plated with metal. The present adhesive enable the complete coverage of the cyanate ester composite assembly with the plated metal, including the adhesive bondlines. A cyanate ester resin structure assembled with the present adhesive composition may, upon plating, replace certain metallic components in such applications as aircraft, spacecraft, and automobiles given its highly conductive and comprehensive metallic coating.
摘要:
Adhesives and sealants, based on polyurethane reactants, are provided. The one-component frozen premix material of the invention comprises: (a) up to about 60 vol % of at least one filler; (b) about 0.5 to 5 wt % of a thixotrope comprising hydrophobic fumed silica; and (c) the balance a urethane matrix. The urethane matrix comprises at least one polyol that includes at least one carbon-carbon double bond in its backbone and has less than 20 wt % of ether and ester moieties, at least one aliphatic polyisocyanate in stoichiometric amount relative to the polyol, and about 0.01 to 0.1 wt % of an organo-metallic catalyst. The urethanes of the invention can be stored as one-component, frozen, premix materials for a minimum of three months, and, when thawed, can be applied with a spatula or trowel to form non-sag fillets. The cured elastomers are free of voids, tears, or bubbles.
摘要:
A method of making an epoxy prepolymer curing agent is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of reacting a mixture of piperidine and an epoxy resin so as to form an epoxy prepolymer adduct. The adduct is mixed with 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole thereby forming the curing agent composition.
摘要:
Flexible epoxy-based adhesive compositions which remain Theologically stable at room temperature in an uncured state comprise: (a) at least one flexible polyepoxide resin having a hardness not exceeding a durometer Shore D reading of 45 when cured with a stoichiometric amount of diethylene triamine (“DETA”); and (b) a substantially stoichiometric amount of at least one latent epoxy resin curing agent. Optionally, the adhesive composition may also incorporate one or more semi-flexible resins. Other optional components include fillers, thixotropic agents, and flexibilizers. The adhesive composition provicdes an epoxy-based adhesive composition that is storable for weeks as a single component mixture at room temperature, curable at temperatures ranging from about 100° C. to 125° C. in less than two hours, and flexible upon curing to temperatures as low as minus 50° C., exhibiting a durometer Shore A of less than about 95.
摘要:
A flexible thermally-conductive epoxy-based adhesive composition and method for making the same are provided. The present adhesive composition comprises (a) a polymer mixture comprising at least one polyepoxide resin having a hardness not exceeding a durometer Shore D reading of about 45, when cured with a stoichiometric amount of diethylene triamine ("DETA"), and a substantially stoichiometric amount of at least one latent epoxy resin curing agent; and (b) a thermally-conductive filler. Optional components include secondary epoxy resins, non-reactive flexibilizers, diluents, and processing aids. The present adhesive composition is rheologically stable for weeks or even months at room temperature and is curable in less than one hour at a temperature ranging from about 100.degree. C. to 140.degree. C., whereupon the cured adhesive composition exhibits a durometer Shore A of less than about 90 and a thermal conductivity exceeding 0.4 BTU/hr-ft-.degree. F. (0.7 W/m-K).
摘要:
A method and encapsulation material are provided for processing an electronic circuit assembly having surface mount integrated circuit packages mounted with soldered leads to its substrate, in which encapsulation of the soldered lead joints serves to enhance the fatigue life of the solder joints. The encapsulation material is a reactive hot melt epoxy that is curable at temperatures significantly lower than that required for previous epoxy-based encapsulation materials. As such, processing of the circuit assembly is greatly facilitated, while the benefit of encapsulated solder joints is achieved for the assembly. The encapsulation material further includes a latent curative and a filler material for lower the coefficient of thermal expansion of the encapsulation material.
摘要:
An adhesive material is provided which is particularly suitable for potting a sensing element within a container. The adhesive material is characterized by mechanical and physical properties which enable the adhesive material to maintain its adhesive and structural integrity under intense thermal cycling conditions, so as to exclude foreign elements from the sensing element when potted within a container with the potting material. The adhesive material can be formulated so as to be sufficiently adherent for use with containers formed from materials such as polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, and E-coated steel, by including additions of a flexibilized polyol/polyepoxide epoxy novolac in an amount of up to about 15 parts by weight.
摘要:
Encapsulant compositions which provide both dry heat and humid heat stability comprise:(a) a first liquid epoxy resin comprising either:(1) the diglycidyl ether of polyoxypropylene glycol; or(2) the diglycidyl ester of linoleic dimer acid;(b) a second liquid epoxy resin comprising the diglycidyl ether of 1,4-butanediol, present in the amount of about 12 to 55 parts by weight of said composition; and(c) a stoichiometric amount of an epoxy resin curing agent selected from the group consisting of a flexibilized polyamine and a flexibilized polyamide.
摘要:
Epoxy-type impregnating compounds, which are useful for electrical potting or encapsulation, plastic tooling, and fiber-reinforced composites, comprise a resin component and a stoichiometric amount of a curative and have a curing temperature of less than about 120.degree. F. (49.degree. C.). The resin component is the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A, either alone or as a mixture with up to about 15 wt % of at least one reactive monoepoxide diluent or up to about 50 wt % of at least one reactive diepoxide diluent, the diluent having a viscosity of less than about 200 cp. The curative is a mixture of cycloaliphatic diamines, comprising from about 20 to 80 wt % of at least one sterically-hindered cycloaliphatic diamine and the balance at least one sterically-unhindered cycloaliphatic diamine. These epoxy compounds are unique because they can be handled in relatively large bulk without concern for dangerous runaway exotherms. In addition, they result in useful products with a moderate service temperature range, without the necessity of high temperature cures. The advantages of the low temperature cure are lower residual stress in the cured product, better dimensional control in molding, and lower energy expenditure.
摘要:
A flexible epoxy adhesive composition comprising a mixture of a fatty acid modified epoxy resin and an oxypropylene epoxy resin in the ratio of about 1:3 to 1:1. The adhesive paste also includes a stoichiometric amount of a polyamine curing agent, 1 to 20 total liquid weight percent of a plasticizer and 1 to 5 weight percent of microfine silicon dioxide particles. Fillers, such as aluminum oxide and glass beads, are optionally added. This adhesive paste is particularly well suited for use as a flat pack adhesive to provide a releasable bond and is also well suited for use in space applications.