Claims
- 1. A curable thermosetting resin composition comprising a blend of
- (1) 100 parts by weight of a epoxy compound containing at least one vicinal epoxy group in the molecule,
- (2) from about 10 to about 200 parts by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer,
- (3) a curing amount of 4,4'-di(cyclohexylamino)methane and
- (4) an effective amount of 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-bis(2-ethylhexanoylperoxy)hexane.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy compound is a glycidyl polyether of a polyhydric phenol.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the polyhydric phenol is 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane.
- 4. The composition of claim 2 wherein the polyhydric phenol is hydrogenated 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane.
- 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated aromatic monomer is styrene.
- 6. The composition of claim 5 wherein up to about 80% of the styrene is replaced with a compatible unsaturated comonomer.
- 7. The composition of claim 6 wherein the comonomer is divinylbenzene.
- 8. The composition of claim 6 wherein the comonomer is methylmethacrylate.
- 9. The composition of claim 6 wherein the comonomer is methacrylonitrile.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 247,450, filed Mar. 25, 1981, now abandoned.
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