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Polyphenylquinoxalines (PPQ) were crosslinked with a tris‐benzil comonomer, to alleviate the inherenthigh temperature thermoplasticity, and evaluated as matrices in graphite reinforced composites. The room temperature flexural strength/modulus of Modmor IJ laminates were as high as 245,000 psi/16,6 × 106 psi. Essentially 100 percent retention of ambient mechanical properties was obtained at 371°C using a PPQ matrix from the fully‐crosslinked polymer prepared from 4,4′‐bis(4″‐oxybenzilyl) benzil (BOBB) and 3,3′‐diaminQbenzrdine. The degree of high temperature thermoplasticity in the composite was found to be more closely related to the final postcure temperature than to the BOBB crosslink density. The thermoplasticity essentially disappeared when the BOBB comonomer‐PPQ laminates were postcured at 482–510°C in nitrogen. Substitution of DMAC for the commonly used m‐cresol solvent system allowed facile preparation of prepreg to fabricate low‐void laminates and NOL rings.

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High temperature applications of materials have been increasing for various industrial applications, such as automobile brakes, clutches and thrust pads. The big portion of these materials are made out of the polymeric materials with various reinforcements. In the present study, high temperature polymeric materials were incorporated with SiC whiskers and chopped carbon fibers at 0, 5, 10 and 20wt.% and molded into desired size and shape prior to the curing process. These inclusions were selected because of their high mechanical strengths and thermal conductivity values to easily dissipate the frictional heat energy and sustain more external loads. The method of testing involves a metal ramp with an adjustable incline to find the coefficients of static and kinetic frictions by recording time and the angle of movement at various temperatures (e.g., -10 °C and 50 °C). The test results indicated that increasing the inclusions made drastic improvements on the coefficients of static and kinetic frictions. The undergraduate students were involved in the project and observed all the details of the process during the laboratory studies, as well as data collection, analysis and presentation. This study will be useful for the future trainings of the undergraduate engineering students on the composite, automobile and other manufacturing industries.