Preparation and characterization of a novel composite of polythioetherimide/bismaleimide/2,2′-diallylbisphenol A

A novel composite of polythioetherimide (PTEI)/bismaleimide (BMI)/2,2′-diallylbisphenol A (BA) was prepared. Mechanical measurements, dynamic thermomechanical analysis, and microanalysis were conducted to assess the toughness and morphology of the composite. Results demonstrate that the addition of PTEI has significant effects on the mechanical properties of the BMI/BA system. Compared with the BMI/BA resin, the PTEI/BMI/BA system significantly improves the impact strength and bending strength, given an appropriate amount of PTEI. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images and energy dispersive spectroscopy results show that PTEI is distributed uniformly in the PTEI/BMI/BA system and that the interfacial compatibility between the PTEI and BMI/BA phase is excellent. Thermogravimetric and dielectric analyses were also conducted to infer the thermal and dielectric properties of the composite. With a suitable addition of PTEI, the BMI/BA resin still exhibits good thermal resistance and dielectric constant and loss values of the blends still retain good stability in a frequency band from 10 MHz to 60 MHz. All these changes in properties are closely correlated with the addition of PTEI.