Inventors:
Robert S. Larson - North Ogden UT, US
Michael E. Fuller - Ogden UT, US
Assignee:
Alliant Techsystems Inc. - Arlington VA
International Classification:
C08J 9/02, C08J 9/00, C08G 18/06, C04B 38/02
US Classification:
521 86, 521 94, 521122, 521117, 521155, 521154, 521128, 521124, 525474, 525476, 501 84, 501 971
Abstract:
Methods of forming an insulating material comprising combining a polysilazane, a cross-linking compound, and a gas-generating compound to form a reaction mixture, and curing the reaction mixture to form a modified polysilazane. The gas-generating compound may be water, an alcohol, an amine, or combinations thereof. The cross-linking compound may be an isocyanate, an epoxy resin, or combinations thereof. The insulating material may include a matrix comprising one of a reaction product of a polysilazane and an isocyanate and a reaction product of a polysilazane and an epoxy resin. The matrix also comprises a plurality of interconnected pores produced from one of reaction of the polysilazane and the isocyanate and from reaction of the polysilazane and the epoxy resin. A precursor formulation that comprises a polysilazane, a cross-linking compound, and a gas-generating compound is also disclosed.