Changes in temperature can have an enormous impact on the performance properties of epoxies and other thermosetting polymer systems. Prior to curing, an epoxy consists of a resin and a curing agent.

The process of liquid-to-glass transition is a complex procedure in science, as is the glass-to-liquid transition known as glass melting. In a new report published in Science Advances, Qi Zhang and a ...

In a recently published article in the journal Nature Physics, a team of researchers with the participation of the University of Augsburg reports about unexpectedly universal correlations between the ...

When you open the curtains in the morning, light enters through the glass. The jam jar you took out of the refrigerator is ...

This series of articles is designed to help molders understand how a few analytical tools can help diagnose a part failure. Michael Sepe is our analyst and author. He is the technical director at ...

The glass transition in polymer films marks the transformation from a rubbery or viscous state to a rigid, glassy one as temperature decreases. In thin films, deviations from bulk behaviour emerge due ...

Very high glass transition temperatures (T g) in epoxy resin formulations are enabled by dianhydride curing agents. One question would be how high, particularly when compared with other more ...

RTP Co. has expanded its 4000A (water moldable polyphthalamide) line to include flame-retardant versions that meet UL94 V-0. Custom formulations use a variety of fillers and fiber reinforcement to ...

In the physical sense, glass is not limited to familiar window glass; it forms whenever a liquid is cooled so quickly that it cannot crystallize. As a result, glass has an amorphous structure—that is, ...