Modeling the evolution of the dynamic mechanical properties of a commercial epoxy during cure after gelation

Authors
Simon, SL McKenna, GB Sindt, O
Citation
Sl. Simon et al., Modeling the evolution of the dynamic mechanical properties of a commercial epoxy during cure after gelation, J APPL POLY, 76(4), 2000, pp. 495-508
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00218995 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
495 - 508
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(20000425)76:4<495:MTEOTD>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The cure kinetics for a commercial epoxy have been established and the infl uence of the degree of cure on the glass transition determined. Time-temper ature and time-conversion superposition principles have been built into a m odel that successfully predicts the development of the viscoelastic propert ies of the epoxy during isothermal cure from gelation to after vitrificatio n. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.*