Interpenetrating polymer networks(IPNs) composed of castor oil(CO) polyurethane(PU) and epoxy resin were prepared by the simultaneous polymerization technique. Two types of PU were prepared using 1,4-butanediol(BD) and BD/trimethylolpropane(TMP) as a chain extending agent and crosslinking agent. The PU/epoxy based on BD as a chain extending agent showed more shift in the damping peak than PU/epoxy based on BD/TMP as the PU content was increased. BDPU/epoxy simultaneous interpenetrating polymer networks(SINs) had a better compatibility than BD/TMP-PU/epoxy SINs. For both systems, it was postulated that unique network formation of PU/epoxy SINs as a chain extending agent and crosslinking agent had occurred to a significant extent of phase mixing. The types of chain extender in the PU were found to be an important factor in determining the phase mixing of the IPNs. When the BD/TMP-PU reaction was faster than epoxy network, the extent of phase mixing was retarded by decreasing entanglement of networks. It was found that both PU/epoxy SINs provided enhanced flexural properties and fracture toughness, fracture surfaces of BDPU/epoxy and BD/TMP-PU/epoxy SINs showed the localized shear deformation and generation of stress whitening associated with the cavitation.

동시중합방법으로 에폭시수지와 castor oil형 폴리우레탄수지로 상호침투고분자(IPNs)를 형성하였다. 사슬연장제인 1,4-butanediol (BD)가 가교제인 BD/trimethylolpropane(TMP)에 따라 두 종류의 폴리우레탄(PU)을 제조했다. PU가 증가함에 따라, BD를 사슬연장제로 사용한 PU/epoxy가 BD/TMP를 가교제로 사용한 PU/epoxy SINs보다 damping피크의 이동이 컸다. BDPU/epoxy SINs는 BD/TMP-PU/epoxy SINs에 비해 사용성이 좋았다. 이러한 두 구조에서, 사슬연장제와 가교제에 따라 PU/epoxy SINs의 특이한 netwok 형성이 상혼합의 정도를 변화시켰음을 가정하였다. PU의 사슬연장제의 종류가 IPNs의 상혼합을 결정하는 중요한 인자였다. BD/TMP-PU의 반응이 에폭시수지의 가교반응보다 빠를 때, 가교구조의 entanglement가 감소하여 상혼합정도가 감소하였다. 두 PU/epoxy SINs는 굴곡특성과 파괴인성이 증가하였다. BDPU/epoxy SINs와 BD/TMP-PU/epoxy SINs의 파괴단면에서 PU의 공동화에 의한 응력백화현상과 전단변형을 보였다.