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The curing kinetics of a modified bismaleimide
Author(s) -
Goodwin A. A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4990320114
Subject(s) - differential scanning calorimetry , curing (chemistry) , kinetics , isothermal process , activation energy , materials science , order of reaction , polymer chemistry , kinetic energy , calorimetry , composite material , thermodynamics , chemistry , reaction rate constant , physics , quantum mechanics
The thermally initiated cure of a modified bismaleimide has been monitored by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and kinetic parameters have been obtained using dynamic and isothermal methods. Two major exotherms were identified which correspond well to a first order crosslinking process, with activation energies in the range 72‐85 kJ/mol.