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Flame retardant composites of ladder phenyl/vinyl polysilsesquioxane-reinforced vinyl ester

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An unsaturated ladder phenyl/vinyl polysilsesquioxane (PhVPOSS) was synthesized and applied to vinyl ester resin (VER) thermosets. The compatibility, mechanical properties, thermal properties, and combustion behavior of the VER-PhVPOSS composites were further investigated. As a result, the PhVPOSS and VER had a good compatibility and interaction based on the solubility parameters and Flory–Huggins parameters. PhVPOSS provided the VER with a significantly enhanced bending strength, thermal stability, and smoke-suppression effect. When 20 wt% PhVPOSS was added, the bending strength, flexural modulus, and breaking force increased by195.6%, 260.6%, and 196.6% compared with pure VER. The peak heat release rate, total smoke release, and specific optical density decreased by 52.2%, 20.7%, and 15.7%, respectively. These favorable characteristics indicated that PhVPOSS had a good application prospect in unsaturated polyester resin.

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This project was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21975022) the National Program on Key Research Project (2016YFB0302101), and the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (S2014ZR0465).

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    Weiwei Zhang, Zhaolu Qin, Xin Zhang, Wenchao Zhang, Yetang Pan & Rongjie Yang

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Zhang, W., Qin, Z., Lan, Y. et al. Flame retardant composites of ladder phenyl/vinyl polysilsesquioxane-reinforced vinyl ester. J Mater Sci 56, 457–473 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05281-3

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