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Short answer

They provide inorganic-facing and organic-facing functionality that can help connect a suitable mineral surface to a compatible resin. The selected silane, substrate preparation and cure system must work together.

Technical explanation

Many coupling agents carry hydrolyzable alkoxy groups and a separate organofunctional group. The inorganic-facing chemistry supports interaction with an appropriate surface; the organic-facing group is chosen for the resin and curing system. Amino-functional silanes can participate in epoxy chemistry. This is a functional-group match, rather than a claim that every aminosilane will improve every epoxy formulation. [1, 2]

Practical considerations

Identify the substrate and resin first. Compare treated and untreated samples using the same preparation and conditioning procedure; inspect where failure occurs.

Technical references

  1. Evonik — Dynasylan silanes for glass fibers ↗
  2. Evonik — Dynasylan AMEO technical data sheet ↗

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