TY - JOUR A1 - Erdmann, Maren A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Dümichen, Erik T1 - Cure conversion of structural epoxies by cure state analysis and in situ cure kinetics using nondestructive NIR spectroscopy N2 - Non-isothermal heating rate kinetics was applied to two epoxy resin systems. In situ near-infrared (NIR) measurements were taken with a heatable NIR cell which allowed the cure to be monitored by characteristic absorption bands. An autocatalyzed reaction of the nth order was shown to describe the epoxy conversion curves. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was used as a complementary method. The kinetic models developed by both NIR and DSC are in good accordance with experimental epoxy conversion in the in situ NIR setup for single and multiple cure temperature ramps. A linear calibration curve of the characteristic absorption bands of epoxy normalized to aromatic vibrations was introduced. The curing degree of structural epoxies that were cured according to an industrial temperature cure profile was determined by NIR using the calibration curve. The epoxy conversions of the structural components showed good agreement with the experimental in situ NIR. Several degrees of cure for structural specimens were evaluated by NIR and residual reaction enthalpy by DSC. We present the non-destructive NIR spectroscopy as an alternative to determine fast and non-destructive epoxy conversion, particularly suitable for high degrees of cure on structural components. KW - Epoxy resin KW - Curing kinetics KW - In situ near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy KW - Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) PY - 2017 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040603117300205 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2017.01.010 SN - 0040-6031 SN - 1872-762X VL - 650 SP - 8 EP - 17 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-39123 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rockenhäuser, Christian A1 - Rowolt, C. A1 - Milkereit, B. A1 - Darvishi Kamachali, Reza A1 - Kessler, O. A1 - Skrotzki, Birgit T1 - On the long-term aging of S-phase in aluminum alloy 2618A N2 - The aluminum alloy 2618A is applied for engine components such as radial compressor wheels which operate for long time at elevated temperatures. This results in coarsening of the hardening precipitates and degradation in mechanical properties during the long-term operation, which is not taken into account in the current lifetime prediction models due to the lack of quantitative microstructural and mechanical data. To address this issue, a quantitative investigation on the evolution of precipitates during long-term aging at 190 °C for up to 25,000 h was conducted. Detailed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was combined with Brinell hardness measurements and thorough differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments. The results showthat GPB zones and S-phase Al2CuMg grow up to < 1,000 h during which the GPB zones dissolve and S-phase precipitates form. For longer aging times, only S-phase precipitates coarsen, which can be well described using the Lifshitz–Slyozov Wagner theory of ripening. A thorough understanding of the underlying microstructural processes is a prerequisite to enable the integration of aging behavior into the established lifetime models for components manufactured from alloy 2618A. KW - Long-term aging KW - Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) KW - Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) KW - Microstructure KW - S-phase KW - Ostwald ripening PY - 2021 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-519899 SN - 0022-2461 VL - 56 IS - 14 SP - 8704 EP - 8716 PB - Springer Nature AN - OPUS4-51989 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -