Michael L. Kerber

Oct 8, 2023 | mdpi.com | Svetlana O. Ilyina |Irina Gorbunova |Veronika V. Makarova |Michael L. Kerber

3.4. Characteristics of Cured Epoxy CompositionsNevertheless, the oil introduction affects the thermophysical characteristics of the cured systems. Figure 7 shows DSC curves for pure vegetable oils and epoxy resin/hardener blends modified by them. Palm oil has two melting peaks (Figure 7a, 100%). The first peak corresponds to 3.7 °C and most likely results from unsaturated triglycerides in the oil composition. The second peak is 39.0 °C and probably relates to the melting of saturated triglycerides.