Characterization of cure of carbon/epoxy prepreg used in aerospace field



Document title: Characterization of cure of carbon/epoxy prepreg used in aerospace field
Journal: Materials research
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000312874
ISSN: 1516-1439
Authors: 1


Institutions: 1Instituto de Aeronautica e Espaco, Centro Tecnico Aeroespacial, Sao Jose dos Campos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jul-Sep
Volumen: 8
Number: 3
Pages: 317-322
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Nota breve o noticia
Approach: Experimental
English abstract Carbon/epoxy 8552 prepreg is a thermoplastic toughened high-performance epoxy being used in the manufacture of advanced army material. Understanding the cure behavior of a thermosetting system is essential in the development and optimization of composite fabrication processes. The cure kinetics and rheological behavior were evaluated using a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and a rheometer. Values of the kinetic parameters were obtained from dynamic DSC scans using an nth order reaction model. Rheological measurements as a function of temperature and time were made for the prepreg system. The manufacturer's recommended cure cycle was evaluated and considered adequate to consolidated the studied system
Disciplines: Ingeniería,
Física y astronomía,
Química
Keyword: Ingeniería de materiales,
Mecánica, elasticidad y reología,
Química de polímeros,
Carbono/epoxi,
Aeronáutica,
Cinética de cura,
Propiedades mecánicas
Keyword: Engineering,
Physics and astronomy,
Chemistry,
Materials engineering,
Mechanics, elasticity and rheology,
Polymer chemistry,
Carbon/epoxy,
Aeronautics,
Cure kinetics,
Mechanical properties
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