Synthesis and characterization of shape memory epoxy-anhydride system

Shape memory effect and mechanical properties of cyanate ester-polybutadiene epoxy copolymer

“…Research on SMP locally and abroad is relatively rare, but some deformation theories exist, such as the relationship between shape memory effect and shape polymer structure [21]: the shape memory polymer structure includes a stationary phase that can fix the initial state and a reversible phase that can soften and reversibly solidify with temperature. In addition, several scholars [22][23][24][25] have developed a series of models that can describe the mechanical performance of shape memory effect.…”

Recent advances in shape memory epoxy resins and composites

“…For amine-cured EPs for example the following options may be selected: combined use of mono-and difunctional amines [10][11][12], same type of diamines but with various chains length and thus with various amine equivalent weights [11][12], common use of aliphatic and aromatic EPs [11,13] and their variations. Similar versatility exists also for anhydride cured EPs [14]. Figure 27.2 demonstrates how efficiently both EP and hardener types may be used to tune the basic viscoelastic properties (T g , glassy and rubbery modulus: E g and E r , respectively) of a given EP resin.…”

Sandwich structures with tunable damping properties: On the use of Shape Memory Polymer as viscoelastic core

“…The typical values which are reported vary between 0.5 [9] and more than 2.5 [10], most of them being between 1 and 2 [11][12][13][14]. To the authors' knowledge, this intrinsic property remains unexploited.In this paper we investigate the use of SMP for the design of composite structures for damping applications.…”