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Modeling the evolution of the dynamic mechanical properties of a commercial epoxy during cure after gelation
Author(s) -
Simon Sindee L.,
Mckenna Gregory B.,
Sindt Olivier
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(20000425)76:4<495::aid-app7>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - epoxy , vitrification , materials science , viscoelasticity , isothermal process , glass transition , composite material , time–temperature superposition , kinetics , superposition principle , dynamic mechanical analysis , polymer chemistry , polymer science , thermodynamics , polymer , mathematics , physics , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics
The cure kinetics for a commercial epoxy have been established and the influence of the degree of cure on the glass transition determined. Time‐temperature and time‐conversion superposition principles have been built into a model that successfully predicts the development of the viscoelastic properties of the epoxy during isothermal cure from gelation to after vitrification. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 76: 495–508, 2000