Structural Analysis of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Coated SiC Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Thermoset Polymers

Table 4

Decomposition temperature and residue of neat SC-780 and OI-POSS coated SiC infused SC-780 epoxy nanocomposites.

Sample	Cured at 25°C
	Decomposition temp. (°C)	Residue (%)
Neat SC-780	350.82	1.19
SC-780 + 0.5% SiC	354.87	8.95
SC-780 + 1% SiC	348.96	12.51
SC-780 + 1.5% SiC	351.21	15.43
SC-780 + 0.5% OI-POSS coated SiC	348.96	18.14
SC-780 + 1% OI-POSS coated SiC	351.12	13.95
SC-780 + 1.5% OI-POSS coated SiC	353.32	14.90