Dr Ganapathi Ammasai Sengodan G.AmmasaiSengodan@salford.ac.uk
Lecturer in Aircraft Structures
Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg
Ammasai Sengodan, G; Joshi, SC; Chen, Z
Authors
SC Joshi
Z Chen
Abstract
The coupled nature of chemical kinetics, mechanical and rheological behavior of a curing prepreg dictates the dimensional accuracy of a composite laminate. In this work, an integrated study was carried out to understand the influence of thermo-chemo-mechanical and thermo-chemo-viscous effect on the curing strain of an epoxy laminate. The chemical kinetics of the resin was obtained from differential scanning calorimeter. The “instantaneous elastic modulus” was measured by using dynamic mechanical analyzer. An empirical model as a function of temperature and degree of cure (thermo-chemo-mechanical) was proposed to fit the elastic modulus data of the curing resin. This model correlates well with the experimental results offering improved accuracy than existing linear models and simpler than viscoelastic models. Rheology of the resin was investigated to obtain gelation, vitrification and viscosity information. The temperature-degree of cure-dependent viscosity was modeled empirically from the rheological data. The empirical models obtained for degree of cure, modulus and viscosity were used to predict the micro-level cure-induced strain of a curing composite and compared with experimental results.
Citation
Ammasai Sengodan, G., Joshi, S., & Chen, Z. (2015). Influence of cure kinetic, rheological and thermo-mechanical behavior on micro-level curing strain of an epoxy prepreg. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 124, 305-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-5090-2
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Oct 22, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Sep 21, 2022 |
Journal | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry |
Print ISSN | 1388-6150 |
Electronic ISSN | 1588-2926 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Volume | 124 |
Pages | 305-316 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-5090-2 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-5090-2 |
Additional Information | Funders : Nanyang Technological University (NTU);Energy Research Institute @ NTU |
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