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Butler, J. M.

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NASA NTRS1981

Tackifier for addition polyimides containing monoethylphthalate

An improvement of addition polyimides wherein an essentially solventless, high viscosity laminating resin is synthesized from low cost liquid monomers is disclosed. The improved process takes advantage of a reactive, liquid plasticizer such as monoethylphthalate (MEP) which is used in lieu of an alcohol solvent, and helps solve a major problem of maintaining good prepreg tack and drape, or the ability of the prepreg to adhere to adjacent plies and conform to a desired shape during the layup process. This improvement results in both longer life of the polymer prepreg and the processing of low void laminate and appears to be applicable to all addition polyimide systems.

St.clair, T. L.↗
NASA NTRS1980

Tackifier for addition polyimides

A modification to the addition polyimide, LaRC-160, was prepared to improve tack and drape and increase prepeg out-time. The essentially solventless, high viscosity laminating resin is synthesized from low cost liquid monomers. The modified version takes advantage of a reactive, liquid plasticizer which is used in place of solvent and helps solve a major problem of maintaining good prepeg tack and drape, or the ability of the prepeg to adhere to adjacent plies and conform to a desired shape during the lay up process. This alternate solventless approach allows both longer life of the polymer prepeg and the processing of low void laminates. This approach appears to be applicable to all addition polyimide systems.

Butler, J. M.↗
NASA NTRS1980

Plasticizer for polymide composites

Problem of maintaining good prepreg tack and drape has been solved by modification of addition polymide. Tack and drape are ability of prepreg to adhere to adjacent plies and to conform to desired shape during layup process. Alternate approach allows both longer life of polymer prepreg and processing of low-void laminates. It appears to be applicable to all addition polymide systems. Modified addition polymide takes advantage of reactive liquid plasticizer, monoethylphthalate, which is used in place of solvent. Because of low vapor pressure of reactive liquid, it is retained and, thereby, tack and flexibility of prepreg are retained.

St. Clair, T. L.↗