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Performance and kinetics study of self-repairing hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene binders based on the Diels-Alder reaction

  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Based on the Diels-Alder reaction and hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) binders of solid propellants, two novel compounds-furfuryl-terminated polybutadiene (FTPB) and trifurfuryl propane (TFP)-were designed and synthesized, and their structures were characterized. A new kind of reversible Diels-Alder reaction system was formed by FTPB as main resin, N,N'-1,3-phenylenedimaleimide (PDMI) as curing agent and TFP as chain extender. The results showed that this system had good mechanical properties with a tensile strength of 1.76 MPa and a tensile strain of 284% after curing, and the repair efficiency of the crack was 88%. Therefore, it could be used as a novel binder of energetic materials such as solid propellant and PBX explosives to provide them with self-repairing characteristics and improve the reliability for application.

Original languageEnglish
Article number200
JournalPolymers
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2017

Keywords

  • Binder
  • Diels-Alder reaction
  • Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
  • Self-repairing
  • Solid propellant

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