Cure kinetic model, heat of reaction, and glass transition temperature of AS4/3501-6 graphite-epoxy prepregs

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2479-2498

  Kim, Jonghyun ^a   Moon, Tess J ^a   Howell, John R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Amine cured epoxy resin; Composite processing; Cure kinetics; Differential scanning calorimetry; Enthalpy of reaction; Glass transition temperature; Graphite epoxy; Heat of reaction; Polymer composite; Prepreg; Process simulation; Thermogravimetric analysis; Thermoset

Indexed keywords

CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ENTHALPY; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS TRANSITION; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOSETS;

CURE KINETIC MODEL; DIAMINODIPHENYLSULFONE; GRAPHITE-EPOXY PREPREGS; HEAT OF REACTION; POLYMER COMPOSITE; TETRAGLYCIDYL DIAMINO DIPHENYL METHANE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036435506     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998302036021712     Document Type: Article

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