Investigation the Effect of Aromatic Amine on Curing and Thermal Behavior of Epoxy Resin

This study describes the thermal curing of epoxy resin with a mixture of aromatic amine and anhydride curing agents in various ratios of curing agents. The effect of imidazole accelerator was examined using DSC analysis. Introduction of an aromatic amine caused lower gelation times for anhydride epoxy system. The wide temperature range of curing in case of aromatic amine anhydride curing system suggests that the aromatic amine can not act as accelerator for anhydride curing of epoxy resins.