Maleimide-Based Alder-Enes

Thermal Degradation and Fire Behavior of High Performance Polymers

“…They are a relatively recent class of addition curable polyimides which have become prominent in the field of high performance thermosetting polymers due to their unique qualities. They depict excellent mechanical and electrical properties in hot-wet environment, are relatively cheap, exhibit high thermal stability and processability, and are relatively cheap [81]. BMI resin is commercialized under the trade name Kerimid® by Huntsman.…”

“…The high thermal stability of BMI based materials comes from their highly crosslinked structures [83]. BMIs also present a few drawbacks such as brittleness due to its high crosslink density after curing, poor processability due to poor solubility in common solvents, high melting point, and a narrow temperature window for processing [81]. However, owing to the development of new monomers, new types of BMIs with improved properties have been synthesized [84].…”

Recycled Plastics and Nanoparticles for Green Production of Nano Structural Materials

“…Re-softening by heat to shape into a new form is not possible. Polyesters, epoxy resin, phenolic resin [7], bismaleimides [8], melamine-urea-formaldehyde, phenol-formaldehyde, melamine-formaldehyde, resorcinol-formaldehyde [9], and cyanate ester fall into this class. Most condensation polymers are thermosets.…”

Curing kinetics, thermal and erosive wear characteristics of bismaleimide blends modified by polyaryletherketone

“…5-7 However, the cured unmodified BMI resins, like other thermosetting resins, exhibit inherent brittleness, which is characterized by low impact strength, low elongation at break and poor resistance to crack propagation due to the highly cross-linked network structures. 8,9 Such flaws and undesirable properties severely limited the application of BMI resins in some high technical requirements and have become a major obstacle in new applications. 10 Therefore, it’s extremely urgent to further promote or modify the performance of BMI resin matrix composites.…”