Thermoset mold

The term amino resin is usually appHed to the broad class of materials regardless of appHcation, whereas the term aminoplast or sometimes amino plastic is more commonly appHed to thermosetting molding compounds based on amino resins. Amino plastics and resins have been in use since the 1920s. Compared to other segments of the plastics industry, they are mature products, and their growth rate is only about half of that of the plastics industry as a whole. They account for about 3% of the United States plastics and resins production. 

Diallyl isophthalate (DAIP), 2 258, 261 physical properties of, 2 258t thermoset molding properties of, 2 262t Diallyl phthalates (DAP), 2 258-263 20 110 copolymerization, 2 259-260 Diallyl terephthalate (DATP), 2 259 DIALOG file, 18 246 DIALOG OneSearch, 18 244 -dial suffix, 2 58 Dialysate, 26 814, 815 composition of, 26 817 Dialysis. See also Hemodialysis alternative modes of, 26 832-833 requirements for adequate, 26 821-822 treatment time and frequency of, 26 833-834... 

C stage org chem The final stage in a thermosetting resin reaction in which the material is relatively insoluble and infusible the resin in a fully cured thermoset molding is in this stage. Also known as resite. se, sta ... 

C-stage Final reaction stage of various thermosetting resins. In this stage material is insoluble and infusible. Resin in fully cured thermosetting molding is in this stage and is referred to as resite. 

This paper reports the results of a molecular-level investigation of the effects of flame retardant additives on the thermal dedompositlon of thermoset molding compounds used for encapsulation of IC devices, and their implications to the reliability of devices in molded plastic packages. In particular, semiconductor grade novolac epoxy and silicone-epoxy based resins and an electrical grade novolac epoxy formulation are compared. This work is an extension of a previous study of an epoxy encapsulant to flame retarded and non-flame retarded sample pairs of novolac epoxy and silicone-epoxy compounds. The results of this work are correlated with separate studies on device aglng2>3, where appropriate. 

The most common and widely used thermoset molding compounds are classified as follows (a) alkyd, (b) allylic (diallyl phthalate), (c) amino (melamine and urea), (d) epoxy, (e) phenolic, (f) polyester, and (g) silicone. There may be other specialty thermoset resin materials used on specific applications. 

Being man-made, thermoset molding compounds may be processed, using various fillers, to give most any property desired in an end product. The basic resin itself will impart certain desirable results when compounded with fillers, which will produce an end product that may have superior electrical, physical, and heat resistant characteristics, etc. 

As stated, the basic resin system makes it possible to process a recommended molding compound for a specific end use or application. The general physical, electrical, specific properties, and their applications, may more clearly be understood if each type thermoset molding compound is examined. 

Thermoset molding compounds, when contained within a hardened steel mold, require heat and pressure to be polymerized into a solid mass. Molds may be heated by steam, electricity, or hot oil to temperatures of 280° to 425°F, depending entirely on the type of material and method of molding. Molding pressures may vary from a low of 50 p.s.i. to 15,000 p.s.i. Epoxy materials will mold at 50 p.s.i. whereas, phenolic fabric-filled material may require excessive pressures. Again, the method of molding dictates molding pressures. 

The time required to cure the materials is dependent entirely on the method of molding, mold temperature, and material temperature when introduced into the mold cavity. There are now four basic methods of molding thermoset molding compounds (1) Compression, (2) Transfer, (3) Injection, and (4) Extrusion—with the method most commonly used as rated. Very small quantities are processed by extrusion. All methods of molding may be done automatically or semi-automatically. In most cases, the injection method is practically all done automatically. 

ASTM D731, Test Method for Molchnglndex of Thermosetting Molding Powder, Vol. 8.01, ASTM, Philadelphia, Pa., 1993. 

ALLYL ESTER RESINS. The allyl radical (CH2CH=CH2) is the basis of the allyl family of resins. Allyl esters arc based on monobasic and dibasic acids and are available as low-viscosity monomers and thermoplastic prepolymers. They are used as crosslinking agents for unsaluraied polyester resins and in the preparation of reinforced thermoset molding compounds and high-performance transparent articles. All modem thermoset techniques may be used for processing allyl resins. 

The most widely used allyls are the monomers and prepolymers of diallyl phlhalate and diallyl isophlhalate. These are readily converted into thermoset molding compounds and into preimpregnated glass cloths and papers. 

We wish to express our gratitude to Dr. Edwin Plueddemann for his encouragement and technical support Mr. Nathaniel Reyburn, who first conceived the idea and contributed his decades of experience in thermoset molding and Dr. K. L. Mittal for editorial assistance in the preparation of the manuscript. 

Chemical resistance of thermoset-molded compounds used in the manufacture of molded fittings... 

On the other heind, the linear unsaturated polyester resins find use in memy commercial applications, such as in producing solventless lacquers, and thermosetting molding compounds. The resin is normally prepcured by the reaction of a saturated diol with a mixture of an unsaturated dibasic acid and a modifying dibasic acid or its corresponding anhydride. It is commonly referred to as... 

Alkyd resins have been the workhorse for the coatings industry over the last half century. The term alkyd was coined to define the reaction product of polyhydric alcohols and polybasic acids, in other words, polyesters. However, its definition has been narrowed to include only those polyesters containing monobasic acids, usually long-chain fatty acids. Thus thermoplastic polyesters typified by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used in synthetic fibers, films, and plastics and unsaturated polyesters typified by the condensation product of glycols and unsaturated dibasic acids (which are widely used in conjunction with vinylic monomers in making sheet molding compounds or other thermosetting molded plastics) are not considered as part of the alkyd family and are beyond the scope of the present discussion. 

Materials now known as WPCs first appeared as thermosetting molding compounds in the 1960s. Other thermosetting wood composites had appeared much earlier (see below). This section provides a brief look at the development of WPC for the last 40 years or so, not pretending to quote all relevant patents and publications. I would restrict the consideration only by U.S. (and occasionally other) patents, citing the most significant (to my personal viewpoint) developments. 

The hrst WPC—in the 1960s—were thermosetting molding compounds containing cellulose hber as hller. 

MC5TO. [C Silicones] Silicone thermosetting molding resin. 

Figure 10.12. Typical cavity pressure profiles during compression molding. Stages are 1 - polymer heating, 2 - flow, 3 - compression, 4- cooling. Full and dashed lines represent respectively thermoplastic and thermoset molding...

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