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Preparation and characterization of poly(dimethylsiloxane) foam prepared by hydrogen condensation reaction

수소 축합 반응에 의한 폴리디메틸실록산 미세 발포체의 제조 및 물성분석 연구

  • Lee, Soo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Moon, Sung Jin (Department of Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • 이수 (창원대학교 토목환경화공융합공학부) ;
  • 문성진 (창원대학교 토목환경화공융합공학부)
  • Received : 2016.10.19
  • Accepted : 2016.12.29
  • Published : 2016.12.30
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Abstract

Silicone foam is very useful as flame resistant material for many industrial areas such as high performance gasketing, thermal shielding, vibration mounts, and press pads. A silicone foam was prepared through simultaneous crosslinking and foaming by hydrogen condensation reaction of a vinyl-containing polysiloxane (V-silicone) and a hydroxyl-containing polysiloxane (OH-silicone) with hydride containing polysiloxane (H-silicone) in the presence of platinum catalyst and imorganic filler at room temperature. This is more convenient process for silicone foam manufacturing than the conventional separated crosslinking and foaming systems. Funtionalized silicones we used in this experiment were consisted with a V-silicone containing 1,0 meq/g of vinyl groups and a viscosity of 20 Pa-s, an OH-silicone with 0.4 meq/g of hydroxyl groups and a viscosity from 50 Pa-s, and an H-silicone containing 7.5 meq/g of hydride groups and a viscosity of 0.06 Pa.s. The effects of compositions of functionalized silicones and additives, such as catalyst and filler on the structure and mechanical properties of silicone foam were studied. 0.5 wt% of Pt catalyst was enough to accelerate the foaming rate of silicone resins. The addition of OH-silicone with lower viscosity accelerates the initial foaming rate and decreases the foam density, but the addition of V-silicone with lower viscosity reduces the tensile strength as well as the elongation. The final foam density, tensile strength, and elogation of silicone foam prepared under the SF-3 condition increase maximum to $0.58g/cm^3$, $3,51kg_f/cm^2$, and 176 %, repectively. We found out the filler alumina also played an important role to improve the mechanical properties of silicone foams in our foaming system.

실리콘 폼은 고성능 가스켓, 열 차폐, 진동 마운트 및 Enter 키 패드로 많은 산업 분야에서 난연성 소재로서 매우 유용하다. 실리콘 발포체는 실온에서 백금 촉매 및 무기필러 존재하에서 비닐기를 함유한 폴리실록산 (V-silicone) 및 수산기를 함유한 폴리실록산 (OH-silicone)과 하이드라이드를 함유한 폴리실록산 (H-silicone)의 수소와의 수소축합반응의해 가교와 발포를 동시에 일으켜 제조하였다. 이러한 방법은 종래의 발포와 경화를 각각 실시한 공정보다 매우 편리한 방법이다. 이 실험에 사용 된 기능성 실리콘수지들은 1.0 meq/g의 vinyl기를 가진 점도 20 Pa-s의 V-silicone과 0.4 meq/g의 수산기를 가진 점도 50 Pa-s의 OH-silicone 및 7.5 meq/g의 하이드라이드기를 함유한 점도 0.06 Pa.s.의 H-silicone으로 구성되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 실리콘의 종류 및 함량, 촉매, 충전제 등의 변화에 따른 실리콘수지 발포체의 구조 및 기계적 특성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 백금 촉매는 실리콘 수지에 대하여 0.5 wt%이면 충분하였다. 낮은 점도의 OH-silicone의 첨가는 초기 발포 속도를 높이며 발포체 밀도는 감소시키지만, 낮은 점도의 V-silicone의 첨가는, 인장 강도뿐만 아니라 신율도 감소시킨다. SF-3 조건에서 얻은 실리콘수지 발포체의 밀도, 인장강도 및 신율을 각각 $0.58g/cm^3$, $3.51kg_f/cm^2$ 및 176 %를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 발포 시스템에서의 알루미나 충전재 역시 실리콘수지 발포체의 기계적 특성을 향상시키는 중요한 역할을 하였다.

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