Effect of Modification with Various Epoxide Compounds on Mechanical, Thermal, and Coating Properties of Epoxy Resin

Table 4

Effect of modifier type and amount on mechanical properties.

Modifier (wt.%)	Elongation at break (%)	Tensile strength (MPa)	-modulus (GPa)	Hardness (Shore D)
For neat ER
—	0.487	41.75	5.59	75.5
For M-ER with EMP
10	0.542	59	6.50	83.9
20	0.545	58	5.53	81.0
30	0.556	56	4.97	81.5
40	0.559	56	4.80	73.0
For M-ER with PhEP
10	0.351	48	5.07	81.5
20	0.445	44	5.33	80.7
30	0.451	47	6.04	80.3
40	0.464	30	4.07	77.2
For M-ER with CEH
10	0.477	48	5.52	86.6
20	0.522	56	5.93	86.7
30	0.527	55	4.23	86.2
40	0.541	53	4.83	86.1
For M-ER with FAGE
10	0.532	51	4.37	79.7
20	0.540	49	4.93	80.2
30	0.527	50	5.73	78.2
40	0.536	39	4.83	72