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Effects of storage aging on the cure kinetics of T700/BMI prepregs

  • Zhan Sheng Guo*
  • , Shan Yi Du
  • , Boming Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shanghai University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The effects of room temperature aging on the cure kinetics of a bismaleimide (BMI) matrix prepreg have been characterized by different time and storage conditions. The study has focused on the stability of BMI matrix carbon fiber prepregs, when exposed to controlled environmental conditions before being used in composite manufacturing. The effects of aging on reactivity, glass transition temperature, and process window have been investigated by differential scanning calorimetrer (DSC) through dynamic and isothermal tests. A theoretical kinetic model for epoxy matrix prepregs, developed in previous studies, has been applied to the cure of both aged and imaged BMI matrix. The model is able to satisfactorily describe the effect of processing variables such as temperature and degree of cure during the curing of the composite under different conditions (curing temperature and heating rate). The effects of diffusion-controlled phenomena on the cure kinetics, associated with changes in glass transition temperature as a function of the degree of cure, have been taken into account in the formulation of an nth-order kinetic model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication38th SAMPE Fall Technical Conference
Subtitle of host publicationGlobal Advances in Materials and Process Engineering
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event38th SAMPE Fall Technical Conference: Global Advances in Materials and Process Engineering - Dallas, TX, United States
Duration: 6 Nov 20069 Nov 2006

Publication series

NameInternational SAMPE Technical Conference

Conference

Conference38th SAMPE Fall Technical Conference: Global Advances in Materials and Process Engineering
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDallas, TX
Period6/11/069/11/06

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Bismaleimide matrix prepreg
  • Cure kinetics

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