Table 3 Thermal-oxidative decomposition kinetics parameters of cured EP and its nanocomposites
Sample | Region | Activation energy Ea (KJ/mol) | Correlation coefficient r |
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EP | Stage 1 | 138.26 | 0.9964 |
Stage 2 | 98.81 | 0.9998 | |
PEI-rGO1.0/EP | Stage 1 | 149.26 | 0.9978 |
Stage 2 | 93.12 | 0.9989 | |
C601.0/EP | Stage 1 | 162.33 | 0.9992 |
Stage 2 | 111.59 | 0.9996 | |
C60-PEI-rGO0.4/EP | Stage 1 | 155.80 | 0.9958 |
Stage 2 | 101.93 | 0.9980 | |
C60-PEI-rGO0.6/EP | Stage 1 | 192.72 | 0.9994 |
Stage 2 | 108.13 | 0.9942 | |
C60-PEI-rGO0.8/EP | Stage 1 | 216.66 | 0.9893 |
Stage 2 | 100.40 | 0.9988 | |
C60-PEI-rGO1.0/EP | Stage 1 | 224.31 | 0.9829 |
Stage 2 | 105.5 | 0.9991 |