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Studies on the cure parameters of cyanate ester–epoxy blend system through rheological property measurements

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Thermosetting blend system of co-cured cyanate ester with epoxy resin is receiving importance for high technological applications because of its wide range of thermo-mechanical, rheological, and electrical properties. However, processing of these system warrant proper knowledge of the rheological behavior of the blend during the curing process. This article discusses the rheological behavior of the blend systems with respect to the pot life, gel time, gelation temperature and also evaluated fitting parameters for the prediction of gelation time and viscosity during the entire curing process from the isothermal rheological measurements.

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  1. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, CSIR, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 019, Kerala, India

    J. D. Sudha, Heera Viswanath & Jisha Unnikrishnan

  2. Institute for Plasma Research Centre, Bhat, Gandhinagar, 382 428, Gujarat, India

    Subrata Pradhan & Priyanka Brahmbhatt

  3. Government Engineering College, Calicut, 673 005, Kerala, India

    M. S. Manju

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Sudha, J.D., Pradhan, S., Viswanath, H. et al. Studies on the cure parameters of cyanate ester–epoxy blend system through rheological property measurements. J Therm Anal Calorim 115, 743–750 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-013-3273-2

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