THERMOSETTING CURE DIAGRAMS - CALCULATION AND APPLICATION

Authors
SIMON SL GILLHAM JK
Citation
Sl. Simon et Jk. Gillham, THERMOSETTING CURE DIAGRAMS - CALCULATION AND APPLICATION, Journal of applied polymer science, 53(6), 1994, pp. 709-727
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Journal of applied polymer science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00218995
Volume
53
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
709 - 727
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(1994)53:6<709:TCD-CA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The time-temperature-transformation (TTT) isothermal cure diagram and the continuous-heating-transformation (CHT) cure diagram are calculate d from a reaction model for a high-T(g) epoxy/amine system that has be en developed to describe both epoxy/amine and etherification reactions in kinetically and diffusion-controlled reaction regimes. The cure di agrams are applied to various processing operations. The optimization of processing and of material properties by exploiting gelation and/or vitrification during cure is discussed. (C) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, I nc.