不飽和聚酯樹脂(Unsaturated Polyester Resins;簡稱UP)在工業界 中常與玻璃纖維(FRP) 混合或積層製成複合材料. 由於其硬化反應造成樹 脂產生收縮, 因此在使用時常常加入低收縮劑 (Low-profile additives) 如PVAc (Poly(vinyl acetate)), poly-styrene, PMMA (Polymethyl methacrylate) 等抑制其收縮率. 本實驗係利用微差掃描熱卡計 (Differential Scanning Calorimeter ; 簡稱DSC), 光散射儀 (Light Scattering ; 簡稱LS) 及掃描電子顯微鏡 (Scanning ElectronMicroscopy ; 簡稱SEM), 來研究在不飽和聚酯中添加低收縮劑, 對不飽和聚酯硬化反應(Curing Reaction) 行為之影響. 在DSC實驗部 份, 結果顯示不同低收劑的量會影響不飽和聚酯的硬化速率, 兩者之間呈 現反比關係. 硬化反應過程中, 由於聚酯與苯乙烯反應分子量逐步增加, 使得低收縮與樹脂產生"相"分離 (Phase Separation). 本論文以SEM及光 散射儀觀察硬化過程中"相"分離之現象.
The effects of low-profile additives(LPA), poly(vinyl acetate)(PVAc) on thecuring of unsaturated polyester(UP) resins at 100oC were investigated by usinga defferential scanning calorimeter(DSC), light scattering(LS) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The behavior of phase separation during the curing reaction of unsaturatedpolyester in the present of low- profile additives, i.e. poly(vinyl acetate),was studied by light scattering(LS) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). Theexperimental results revealed that for styrene / UP blended with 5% wt of PVAc, PVAc-rich phase was separated and dispersed in UP matrix phase. As thePVAc content was incresed higher than 10% wt of PVAc rich phase was separatedand dispersed in UP matrix phase in the middle of curing reaction. After the final stage of curing(close to vitrification) co-continuous PVAc and UP phaseoccured.