Analysis of the Effect of Network Structure and Disulfide Concentration on Vitrimer Properties

Abstract

A set of five vitrimers with glass transition temperatures in the range of 80–90 °C were designed to assess the effect of the network structure and disulfide concentration on their dynamic and mechanical properties, and to find the best performing system overall compared to the commercial Araldite LY1564/Aradur 3486 commercial thermoset system. Vitrimer networks were prepared by incorporating mono- and bifunctional epoxy reactive diluents and an amine chain extender into the Araldite LY1564/4-aminophenyldisulfide system.

Keywords

• vitrimers
• disulfide exchange
• network cross linking density
• disulfide concentration