The miscibility of reactive blends of PN(Propargyl novolac)resin and PAA(Polyarylcetylene)resin was studied.Evaluation on the storage stability
processability of the blends and thermal stability of the cured blends were also presented.As evidenced from phose observation
DSC analysis
SEM and TEM investigation
PN—PAA reactive blends were completely homogeneous.Compared with PAA
the blends exhibited improved storage stability at room temperature.The blends could be cured in a controllable way
thus the processability of the blends was marginally improved comparad with that of PAA resin.DMA and TGA analyses indicated that the blends possessed high thermal stability(glass transition temperature as high as 380℃).Owing to the low viscosity of the blends and a proper gel time
as well as the elimination of volatiles during the curing process
the reactive blends are suitable for many processes including RTM(Resin transfer mold).The reactive blends of PIN resin and PAA resin are amongst novel matrices of advanced materials for high temperature ablative and thermo—structural applications.