Structures Systems Ciba-Geigy

Materials Description. Three CIBA-GEIGY epoxy/hardener systems were studied Araldite 6010/906, Araldite 6010/HY 917 and Araldite 6010/972 with stoichiometries 100/80, 100/80 and 100/27, respectively. Araldite 6010 was a DGEBA epoxy resin. The hardeners 906, HY 917 and 972 were, respectively, methyl nadic anhydride (MNA), methyltetrahydro phthalic anhydride (MTPHA) and methylene dianiline (MDA). These systems were investigated previously for the matrix controlled fracture in composites (6-8). The curing cycles used can be found in (6). The ideal chemical structures of the systems are shown in Table I. Neat resins were thoroughly degassed and cast into 1.27 cm thick plates for preparation of test specimens. 

The commercially available DGEBA products (EPIKOTE 828, Shell Chemicals - DER 332, Dow Chemicals or MY/GY 250 - Ciba-Geigy) are not completely pure DGEBA systems and their structure is, therefore, more realistic given by ... 

Oligomers end-capped with maleimide rings, which are known as bismaleimide (BMI) resins, exhibit thermal stability intermediate between epoxies and poly-imides. BMI systems are mainly used to fabricate structural composites capable of sustaining temperatures up to 230°C. Specific versions, such as American Cyanamid FM 32 and Ciba-Geigy Kerimid 601 have been developed to prepare adhesive compositions. Fig. 17 displays a typical constitutive unit of various commercial BMI resins based on bismaleimide 38, prepared from maleic anhydride 37 and 4,4 -methylenebisbenzeneamine (MDA) 34. 

Two newer resin systems have been developed and have found apphcations in widely diverse areas. The cyanate ester resins, marketed by Ciba-Geigy, have shown superior dielectric properties and much lower moisture absorption than any other structural resin for composites. The dielectric properties have enabled their use as adhesives in multilayer mi-... 

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