TY - JOUR A1 - Fengler, Petra A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Döring, Joachim A1 - Mc Hugh, Jarlath T1 - Coupling of hidden ultrasound sensors to a moulding tool N2 - Ultrasound on-line NDT methods have been demonstrated as a useful tool for monitoring the curing reaction of thermosets. In order to achieve this ultrasound sensors are incorporated into compression, injection and RTM (resin transfer) mould. For many commercial products imprints or any surface markings upon the moulded product are undesirable. Due to its physical properties ultrasound has a large advantage over other techniques for similar applications. The sound wave can pass through the wall of the mould and direct contact with the moulded part is not required. In this particular case one fundamental problem is a good coupling of the sensors to the mould wall. Several mediums came into question but because of the high technical (e. g. temperature and long time stability) and practical demands, it was decided that dry (non-fluid) coupling would be the most promising candidate. A handful of coupling foils suitable also at high temperatures and for long time application under industrial conditions were tested and are presented in this paper. KW - Sensors KW - Ultrasound KW - Mould wall coupling KW - Thermoset manufacturing PY - 2004 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/v09n03/stark/stark.htm SN - 1435-4934 VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-3316 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Bohmeyer, W. A1 - Lange, K. T1 - Investigation of the crosslinking behaviour of ehtylene vinyl acetate (EVA) for solar cell encapsulation by rheology and ultrasound N2 - EVA is a widely used material for the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules. It melts at elevated temperatures, and seals the module before it is crosslinked at temperatures above 130 °C by a peroxide-initiated crosslinking reaction. EVA has good optical properties necessary for application in solar modules. For process optimization and quality management, a method for the quick and reliable characterization of EVA crosslinking behaviour is of great value. Here, the practicability of ultrasound for online crosslinking monitoring is demonstrated. A sound velocity increase of about 8 m/s during the crosslinking reaction is found. The ultrasound results are compared with rheometer measurements performed with a curemeter typically used for the investigation of rubber crosslinking. KW - Ethylene vinyl acetate KW - EVA KW - Crosslinking KW - Ultrasound KW - Rheology KW - Curemeter KW - DSC PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.07.004 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 31 IS - 7 SP - 904 EP - 908 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-26291 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mc Hugh, Jarlath A1 - Döring, Joachim A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Guey, J. L. T1 - Relationship between the Mechanical and Ultrasound Properties of Polymer Materials T2 - 9th European Conference on NDT CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2006-09-25 KW - Ultrasound KW - DMA KW - Epoxy KW - Modulus KW - tan delta KW - High temperature PY - 2006 SN - 3-931381-86-2 SP - 1(?) EP - 9(?) PB - European Federation for Non-Destructive Testing CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-14065 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Characterizing the flow-cure behaviour of thermoset plastics using thermoanalytical and ultrasonic methods N2 - The prospects of modern thermoanalytical methods for characterisation of flow, curing and final mechanical behaviour of moulding compounds were demonstrated. Using urea resin moulding compounds from different manufacturers the possibilities of the various techniques could be shown. With comparatively low effort, fundamental information can be gained before production process had been started. On this basis it is possible to make appropriate material selection at an early point in the process chain. On the basis of thermoanalytical data an incoming goods inspection can be established. Also it is easy to control the compliance with the conditions of delivery. In some cases it could also be helpful to have stored analysis data especially when problems appear in manufacturing process or unexpected part damages occur With the ultrasound measuring system it is possible to transfer the findings from the analytical methods directly to the processes in the mould. The application of ultrasound provides Dynamic Mechanical Analysis in the mould. Beside quality assurance ultrasound can also be used for process optimisation, especially for reduction of cycle time. In an advanced form ultrasound information can be used as a basis for improved machine control based on material state. The ultrasound measuring system developed by ISK Iserlohn and BAM can be obtained from the ISK. T2 - 5. Internationale Duroplasttagung / International Thermoset Conference CY - Iserlohn, Germany DA - 2008-11-20 KW - Differential Scanning Calorimetry KW - Dynamic Mechanical Analysis KW - Ultrasound KW - Urea rsin KW - Moulding compound KW - Incoming goods inspection KW - Process optimization PY - 2008 IS - Duro08_GB_08 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-18586 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Hoster, B. T1 - In-situ vulcanization monitoring by ultrasonic wave propagation T2 - 8. Kautschuk-Herbst-Kolloquium CY - Hannover, Deutschland DA - 2008-11-26 KW - Vulcanization KW - Cure monitoring KW - Ultrasound PY - 2008 SP - 133 AN - OPUS4-18574 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Hoster, B. T1 - Monitoring the vulcanization of elastomers: Comparison of curemeter and ultrasonic online control N2 - The vulcanization of elastomeric materials has a high impact on the properties of the final product. Therefore, it is important to monitor and control this crosslinking process. A common technique to attain the necessary curing time is the use of a curemeter in accordance with ISO 6502 in order to determine the time for full cure of a sample with a standardized geometry. Based on this result and a lot of practical experience, the required curing time for a given product geometry is estimated. Within the scope of this work, a new analysis technique will be compared with the standard procedure. The ultrasonic online control employs ultrasound waves to measure the changes in material properties caused by vulcanization. For this study, a natural rubber compound with a conventional curing system was investigated by both techniques. It was found that the results of the ultrasonic technique show good agreement with the results of the curemeter. KW - Cure process KW - Ultrasound KW - Curemeter KW - Elastomer KW - Vulcanization KW - Online control PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.11.005 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 28 IS - 1 SP - 84 EP - 88 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-18674 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Monitoring the vulcanization of rubber with ultrasound: Influence of material thickness and temperature N2 - In consideration of the influence of the curing reaction on the material properties of elastomers, it is very important to control the vulcanization process properly. As shown previously [1], the effects of the vulcanization reaction of an elastomer can be monitored by use of ultrasonic sound waves. This technique has to a certain degree a high similarity to the standard curemeter test according to ISO 6502 but can be applied also inside a production tool. So far, the method was only applied to the vulcanization of one compound at a given temperature and sample thickness. This is now complemented with measurements on another compound system at different temperatures and sample thicknesses. The expected effects of temperature and thickness on the curing behaviour were found by use of the ultrasound online control. KW - Vulcanization KW - Cure process KW - Ultrasound KW - Curemeter KW - Elastomer KW - Natural rubber PY - 2009 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.08.006 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 28 IS - 8 SP - 901 EP - 906 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-19959 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -