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Commercially available melamine/phenolic (MP) moulding compounds used for manufacturing electro installation parts were investigated by laboratory thermal analysis methods: Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dielectric Analysis (DEA). The results were compared with on-line measurements in a compression mould using incorporated dielectric and ultrasound sensors. Softening and cross-linking behaviour were analyzed. For on-line process monitoring, only the ultrasound method worked well. The dielectric method was distorted by water formed as a by-product from the poly-condensation reaction.
Two types of commercially applied Ethylene/Vinyl Acetate Copolymers (EVA) for encapsulation of photovoltaic modules were investigated by the thermal analysis methods of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) in the temperature range from -150 °C to 200 °C. Glass transition, crystal melting and cross-linking were analyzed. The aims of the investigations were to gain more information for incoming goods control and to get information about the whole temperature dependent material properties in the investigated temperature range, starting at very low temperatures up to the crosslinking temperature region.
Dargestellt wird eine Gegenüberstellung der Ergebnisse von Messungen zur Ozonkonzentrationsbestimmung nach zwei Verfahren. International wird in der Kautschukindustrie ein UV-spektroskopisches Verfahren angewandt. Die deutsche Kautschukindustrie verwendet ein nasschemisches Verfahren. Die beiden Verfahren ergeben nicht die gleichen Ergebnisse. Daher wird der Unterschied genauer ermittelt.
Die Auswirkungen der unterschiedlichen Ozonkonzentrationsbestimmungen auf die Prüfung der Ozonbeständigkeit an Elastomeren werden gezeigt.
The method for the determination of compression set values with a Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) setup at low temperatures, which was presented previously, allows a much faster and readily automated procedure than the standardized compression set test according to ISO 815-2. This method is applied to a series of different elastomeric materials that are commonly used for sealing applications. The results of the compression set test are compared with results from thermal analysis to allow an in depth comparison of the material behaviour at low temperatures.
Furthermore, a comparison between two EPDM materials is presented. These materials show very similar properties determined by thermo analytical methods such as Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) but differ clearly in their compression set behaviour. This comparison shows the importance and value of information of the compression set test in addition to thermal analysis to judge the behaviour of sealing materials and confirms the relevance of the new compression set test method for the investigation of low temperature properties of elastomers.
The time-dependent sorption of biodiesel in a typical polyethylene for container applications is investigated in comparison to conventional diesel fuel at three different temperatures. In this context, the desorption behavior is also addressed. Subsequently, the effects of both penetrants on mechanical properties are characterized in terms of impact strength and dynamic-mechanical analysis. The discussion of property changes is firstly based on the sorption kinetics of biodiesel and diesel, which is determined by immersion experiments allowing for the calculation of respective diffusion coefficients. Changes in impact strength as determined by the Charpy method are further characterised in more detail by analyzing the fracture surfaces, and correlated with results of dynamic-mechanical analysis.
Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of composites: using ultrasound to monitor the curing of composites
(2013)
Typical composite materials for lightweight construction consist of a fibre (glass or carbon) reinforced thermosetting matrix. The impregnation of the fabric is made with liquid resin – usually epoxy resin or unsaturated polyester resin are used. The main processing methods are resin transfer moulding (RTM) and prepreg technology often used in combination with autoclave curing. After shaping, the resin must be cured. The final properties of the produced parts depend on the curing degree and the final glass transition temperature. Analytical methods and the use of ultrasound for online cure monitoring in the manufacturing process are introduced. Examples for the application of ultrasonic cure monitoring for the production of composite parts for traffic systems are also covered.
To achieve the required tightness levels of Containers for low and intermediate level radioactive wastes rubbers are widely applied as main sealing materials. The save encapsulation of the radioactive Container contents has to be guaranteed according to legislation and appropriate guidelines for long storage periods as well as down to temperatures of-40 °C during transportation.
Therefore the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance.
It is known that the material properties of rubbers are strongly influenced by temperature. At low temperatures this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbr. glass transition). During continuous cooling the material changes from rubber-like entropy-elastic to stiff energy-elastic behaviour, that allows nearly no strain or retraction. Therefore, rubbers are normally used above their glass transition but the minimum working temperature limit is not defrned precisely, what can cause problems during application. The temperature ränge where full functionality is possible is strongly dependent on the application conditions and the material.
For this investigation mainly ethylene propylene diene (EPDM) and fluorocarbon rubbers (FKM) were selected as they are often used for radioactive waste Containers.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are typically used for the determination of the temperature ränge of the glass transition process. The standardized compression set measurement according to ISO 815 is common for investigation of rubber sealing materials as the test simulates the seal behaviour after release. To reduce the test time of the Standard tests a faster technique giving the same information was developed.
Additionally, the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete O-ring seals is measured in a component test Setup to compare it with the results of the other tests. The experimental Setup is capable of measuring the leakage rate at low temperatures by the pressure rise method.
A model was developed that allows calculating the minimum working temperature limit of a seal by combining the results of the applied methods.
Rubbers are widely used as sealing material in various applications. In many fieldsthefunction of seal materials at lowtemperatures is required. Therefore the understanding of faiiure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance. Therefore the lower Operation temperature limit of rubber seals should be determined in dependence of the material properties.
The results of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are combined with results of standardized measurements as the compression set according to ISO 815. To reduce the test time of the Standard tests a faster and more efficient technique was developed and applied. In addition the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of O-ring seals at lowtemperatures is measured in a component test Setup in dependence of the material and the degree of compression.
Carbon fibre prepregs have found widespread application in lightweight constructions. They are based on a carbon-fibre fabric impregnated with reactive epoxy resin. DMA measurements under temperature conditions similar to an autoclave programme were carried out using commercially available prepreg material with a high glass transition temperature. The characteristic of the temperature programme was a dynamic heating segment at 1.5 K/min followed by a longer isothermal segment at 180 °C. The courses of the storage modulus E', loss modulus E'' and tanδ were recorded. The measuring frequency was varied between 1 Hz and 33.3 Hz. Gelation and vitrification are assigned. The influence of the measuring frequency on the time to vitrification and the correlation with DSC are discussed. The reaction does not end even after 10 h curing at 180 °C, which is interpreted as the slow cessation of the reaction caused by vitrification.
Viscoelastic properties of cellular polypropylene ferroelectrets (PP FEs) were studied at low
frequencies (0.3–33 Hz) by dynamic mechanical analysis and at high frequencies (250 kHz) by laser Doppler vibrometry. Relaxation behavior of the in-plane Young’s modulus (Y´
11~1500 MPa at room temperature) was observed and attributed to the viscoelastic response of polypropylene matrix.
The out-of-plane Young’s modulus is very small (Y´33≈0.1 MPa) at low frequencies, frequency- and stress-dependent, evidencing nonlinear viscoelastic response of PP FEs. The highfrequency mechanical response of PP FEs is shown to be linear viscoelastic with Y´33≈0.8 MPa. It is described by thickness vibration mode and modeled as a damped harmonic oscillator with one degree of freedom. Frequency dependence of Y*33 in the large dynamic strain regime is described by the broad Cole-Cole relaxation with a mean frequency in kHz range attributed to the Dynamics of the air flow between partially closed air-filled voids in PP FEs. Switching-off the relaxation contribution causes dynamic crossover from the nonlinear viscoelastic regime at low frequencies to the linear viscoelastic regime at high frequencies. In the small strain regime, contribution of the air flow seems to be insignificant and the power-law response, attributed to the mechanics of polypropylene cell walls and closed air voids, dominates in a broad frequency range. Mechanical Relaxation caused by the air flow mechanism takes place in the sound and ultrasound frequency range (10 Hz–1MHz) and, therefore, should be taken into account in ultrasonic applications of the PP FEs deal with strong exciting or receiving signals.
Ferroelektrete sind zelluläre polarisierte Polymere, die ferroelektrische und dadurch auch piezoelektrische Eigenschaften aufweisen. Unter anderem werden sie für den Bau von Mikrofonen und Ultraschallwandlern für Materialprüfung eingesetzt. Dabei erweist sich ihre besonders niedrige akustische Impedanz als Vorteil. Ursache dafür ist vor allem ihr außergewöhnlich niedriger Elastizitätsmodul in Dickenrichtung. In diesem Beitrag werden zwei Methoden für die Ermittlung des Elastizitätsmoduls des geladenen zellulären Polypropylens (zPP) dargestellt. Die erste ist eine neuartige modellgestützte Methode mittels Laservibrometrie an dem eigenentwickelten Polypropylen-Wandler, wobei die Resonanzschwingung des Wandlers bei 250 kHz gemessen wird.
Die zweite Methode ist dynamisch-mechanische Analyse (DMA) durchgeführt mit Frequenzen von 0,3 bis 50 Hz, erstmalig für das zPP angewendet.
Cure monitoring of epoxy films by heatable in situ FTIR analysis: Correlation to composite parts
(2014)
The curing mechanism of an epoxy film containing dicyandiamide (DICY) and an epoxy formulation based on diglycidyl ether of Bisphenol A (DGEBA) polymer was studied as a function of various temperature programs. The investigation was performed in situ, using a thin film of the epoxy mixture on a silicon wafer substrate in a heatable transmission tool of a FTIR spectrometer. Based on these model-curing experiments, a major curing mechanism was proposed, taking into account the appearance, the decrease, and the development of characteristic bands at various temperatures. The conclusions of the model curing were correlated to FTIR measurements on a real, 50-mm-thick glass fiber reinforced component composite part from a technical process. It could be shown that characteristic bands that develop at curing temperatures above 150°C appear especially in the center of the thick sample. From the chemical or molecular point of view, this demonstrates the established technician's understanding that temperature control inside a large-scale fiber composite of, for example, aircraft, wind-turbine, automotive applications component is of major importance.
Rubbers are widely used as main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. According to appropriate guidelines and regulations safe enclosure of the radioactive container contents has to be guaranteed for long storage periods as well as down to temperatures of -40 °C for transportation. Therefore the understanding of seal behavior is of high importance.
In this paper we focus on the behavior of elastomer seals at low temperatures with regard to poten-tial decrease of leak-tightness. In addition, changes in material properties due to aging effects over long periods of time and their influence on the seal performance is investigated.
It is known that material properties of rubbers are strongly temperature dependent. At low tempera-tures this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbr. glass transition). During continuous cool-ing, the material changes from rubber-like entropy-elastic to stiff energy-elastic behavior, that al-lows nearly no strain or retraction due to the glass transition. Hence rubbers are normally used above their glass transition but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely.
Aging of elastomer seals is important, as possible dynamic loads may have to be considered during the whole interim storage period (so far approved in Germany for up to 40 years) and for transporta-tion after storage.
For the investigations, fluorocarbon (FKM) and ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubbers were selected as they are often used in radioactive waste containers. Some materials were purchased from a commercial seal producer and some materials were compounded and cured at BAM. The elastom-ers where studied by several thermo-analytical methods and compression set to characterize the material behavior at low temperatures. Additionally component tests were performed to determine the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete elastomer O-rings.
Der Druckverformungsrest (DVR) stellt insbesondere für Dichtungsanwendungen eine wichtige Kenngröße zur Beurteilung der Eignung eines Elastomers dar. Er ermöglicht die Einschätzung des zeitabhängigen Rückstellverhaltens eines Werkstoffs nach Deformation. Neben der Prüfung bei erhöhten Temperaturen, zur Beurteilung des Alterungsverhaltens, lässt sich bei der Durchführung bei tiefen Temperaturen die limitierende Einsatztemperatur bestimmen. Die Versuchsdurchführung unterscheidet sich je nach angewandter Norm und kann einen deutlichen Einfluss auf den DVR-Wert haben. Um bei tiefen Temperaturen eine schnelle Aussage zu gestatten, ist eine im Vergleich zu genormten Methoden deutlich schneller durchzuführende, automatisierte Methode entwickelt und mit Standardmethoden verglichen worden. Durch kontinuierliche Messung des Druckverformungsrests kann die Kinetik der Materialrückstellung betrachtet und dadurch ein effizienter Materialvergleich und eine effiziente Materialauswahl ermöglicht werden. Compression set (CS) is especially for sealing applications an important parameter for material selection. It allows an assessment of the time dependent recovery after deformation.
In addition to testing at elevated temperatures which aims at the evaluation of the ageing behaviour, testing at low temperatures permits the determination of the low working temperature limit. The test procedure varies depending on the applied standard and can show a significant effect on the CS value. In order to allow a quick statement regarding low temperatures an automated procedure being significantly faster realisable in relation to the standardised methods has been developed and compared with standard procedures. Continuous measurement of the compression set allows evaluating the recovery kinetics and therefore an efficient comparison and selection of materials.
In a previous paper we investigated the influence of sorbed biodiesel or diesel on mechanical properties of a typical polyethylene grade for tank applications. Besides the basic sorption and desorption behavior of these two fuels, the study addressed the concentration-dependent mechanical properties as revealed by a non-instrumented Charpy impact test and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). In the present paper we extend this investigation focusing on the temperature-dependent impact fracture behavior. Therefore, an instrumented Charpy impact test was employed, allowing a more detailed analysis of the fracture behavior. Furthermore, from the load-time-diagrams obtained from the instrumented impact test, corresponding fracture times can be calculated, allowing a clear correlation of the fuel sorption induced changes in fracture toughness with the enhanced ß-relaxation observed by DMA. As in the previous study, the fracture surfaces of the impact tested specimens were analyzed in order to confirm the brittle or ductile character of the fracture indicated by impact strength and the corresponding load-deflection diagrams.
Today rubber is due to its unique property profile one of the most important materials for the production of bearings, dampers or also tires and tubes. In the production of rubber goods a chemical cross-linking reaction (vulcanisation) generates the final material properties. This process takes place during the shape giving of the rubber compound in the mould and can proceed for several minutes. The cross-linking process is influenced by the mixture of the basic polymer, the cross-linking agent, the influence of catalysts and inhibitors and especially the processing conditions. The quality of every ingredient, the reproducibility of the mixing ratio, the homogeneity of the mixture and the accurateness in temperature control can have a direct influence on the cross linking reaction. To control the quality of a rubber compound and verify the processing conditions in industry moving die rheometers, named curemeter, are involved in the production process. Starting from our experience in cure monitoring of thermosetting materials by measuring ultrasound velocity in the mould we extended the measuring principle to rubber vulcanisation monitoring. After first investigations using a compression mould we dealt here with on-line monitoring of vulcanisation in an injection moulding process which is one of the most used techniques in rubber industry.
Thermosetting moulding compounds are synthetic materials which can be easily formed in the molten state and achieve high temperature stability due to a cross-linking process which takes place during manufacture. To ensure thermal and mechanical properties, post-curing of moulded phenolic resin components is necessary for high quality applications. In the industrial practice, post-curing time-temperature-programs are heuristically acquired. In this paper, dynamical mechanical thermal analysis is employed to determine optimal post-curing conditions for injection moulded parts from phenolic resin.
Das Fließ-Härtungs-Verhalten von Duroplastformmassen wird gegenwärtig nur
unvollständig durch empirische Größen beschrieben. Diese ungenauen und
unsicheren Angaben können zu Schwierigkeiten bei der optimalen Einstellung
der Fertigungsmaschinen des Verarbeiters führen. Insbesondere Veränderungen
der Formmasseeigenschaften während des Transportes und der Lagerung stören
die Produktion. Das vorgestellte Messverfahren mit Ultraschall-sensoren ermöglicht
die schnelle und vollständige Erfassung des Fließ-Härtungs-Verhaltens, auch
während des technologischen Prozesses. Experimentelle Ergebnisse zu
Alterungs-erscheinungen dieser Formmassen illustrieren den Nutzen des
Verfahrens für Formmasse-produzenten und -verarbeiter.
Monitoring the vulcanization of elastomers: Comparison of curemeter and ultrasonic online control
(2009)
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.
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.
A new method for the evaluation of the low temperature properties of rubber materials is presented. The method emulates the standardized compression set measurement, which is frequently used for sealing materials, but can be performed within a considerably shorter time. The results are compared with the standard test and found to be qualitatively the same. Slight differences are discussed on the basis of the differences in the measurement procedures. Further data evaluation is done by fitting functions to describe the material behaviour.
The technique normally used to measure Cp during isothermal cure is Temperature Modulated - Dynamic Scanning Calorimetry TM-DSC. It is however not standardised, experimentally complicated and quite time intensive. As will be shown, Cp may also be estimated during isothermal cure just from using dynamic heating experiments on a fully cured sample. Such values are often sufficient for isothermal heat transfer models that otherwise employ a constant Cp value obtained from the fully cured epoxy. Secondly, the results from dynamic heating experiments provide a quick means, in comparison to isothermal TMDSC measurements, of estimating Cp variation during cure as well as providing a good estimate value for Cp towards the end of isothermal cure. As will be shown, such values obtained from a standardised measurement procedure are very helpful in setting up TMDSC experiments that are more sensitive to experimental error influenced by factors such as sample weight and geometry.
The DSC results illustrate that the measured heat capacity Cp for a fully cured epoxy over a temperature range are very similar to values for samples partially cured at corresponding isothermal temperatures, under the prerequisite that vitrification takes place. In such cases the primary influence on Cp is specific measurement temperature and not degree of cure. For isothermal cure temperatures investigated between 150 and 200 °C, the total change of Cp during cure is nearly constant and correlates well with values published by authors on other epoxy based systems. Taking Cp variation as constant, it is possible from just dynamic heating experiments on the cured epoxy to estimate Cp for the uncured epoxy system at specific cure temperatures. The next step would be to estimate the full Cp profile during isothermal cure, however, in such cases, the time to vitrification would also be needed as additional information.
Rubbers are widely used as main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. The save encapsulation of the radioactive container inventory has to be guaranteed according to legislation and appropriate guidelines for long term storage periods as well as down to temperatures of -40 °C during transport.
Therefore the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance.
It is known that the material properties of rubbers are strongly temperature dependent. At low temperatures this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbr. glass transition). During continuous cooling the material changes from rubber-like entropy-elastic to stiff energy-elastic behaviour, that allows nearly no strain or retraction, due to the glass transition. Hence rubbers are normally used above their glass transition but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely, what can cause problems during application. Therefore the lower operation temperature limit of rubber seals should be determined in dependence of the material properties.
The results of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are combined with the results of standardized measurements as the compression set according to ISO 815. To reduce the test time of the standard tests a faster technique was developed.
Additionally, the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete O-ring seals is measured in a component test setup to compare it with the results of the other tests. The experimental setup is capable of measuring the leakage rate at low temperatures by the pressure rise method.
A fluorocarbon rubber (FKM) was selected for this investigation as it is often used for radioactive waste containers. Some materials (seals and test sheets) were purchased from a commercial seal producer and some materials were compounded and cured at BAM in form of rubber sheets.
Elastomers are widely used as the main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as an additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. The safe encapsulation of the radioactive container inventory has to be guaranteed according to regulation and appropriate guidelines for long term storage periods as well as for temperatures as low as -40°C during transport. Therefore, the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance. It is known that the material properties of elastomers are strongly temperature dependent. At low temperatures, this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbreviated: glass transition). During continuous cooling, the material changes from a rubber-like entropy elastic to a stiff energy elastic behaviour, which allows nearly no strain or retraction. Hence, rubbers are normally used above their glass transition, but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely; this can cause problems during the above noted applications. Therefore, the lower operation temperature limit of elastomer seals must be determined in dependence of the material properties. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) are combined with standardised measurements to determine the compression set according to ISO 815. To reduce the test time of the standard tests, a faster technique than normally used was developed. Additionally, the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete O ring seals was measured in a component test set-up to compare it with the results of the other tests. The experimental set-up is capable of measuring the leakage rate at low temperatures by the pressure rise method. A fluorocarbon rubber (FKM) was selected for this investigation as it is often used for radioactive waste containers. The materials (seals and test sheets) were purchased from a commercial seal producer.
Thermoanalytische Charakterisierung von Ethylen-Vinylacetat-Copolymer (EVA) für Photovoltaikmodule
(2011)
Das Ziel der Untersuchungen war mit Hilfe von DSC und DMA EVA-Folien im Anlieferungszustand hinsichtlich der Lage der Glasübergangstemperatur, des Schmelzverhaltens und der Temperaturabhängigkeit der Vernetzungsreaktion zu charakterisieren. Auf dieser Basis sollte die Lieferstabilität im Sinne einer Wareneingangskontrolle auf eine messtechnische Basis gestellt werden. In einem 2. Schritt sollte die vernetzte Folie dahingehend charakterisiert werden, ob infolge der Vernetzung eine Änderung der
The temperature dependences of dielectric permittivity and elastic modulus of poly(vinylidene fluoride - hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) are compared and explained by use of structural data obtained by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray analysis. Special emphasis is put on the effect of uniaxial stretching which renders the polymer ferroelectric. It is shown that dielectric and mechanical relaxations at the glass transition (aa relaxation) are closely related and not significantly affected by stretching. It is further confirmed that stretching destroys the non-polar spherulitic crystalline structure and produces relatively small-sized polar crystallites. This manifests in the disappearence of the so-called ac relaxation which is associated to molecular motions within the spherulitic crystalline lamellae. However, there are discrepancies between dielectric and mechanical losses above the glass transition which point towards a still not described structural transition.
Rubber is widely used as sealing material in various applications. In many fields the sealing function at low temperatures is necessary. Therefore the understanding of failure mechanisms is of high importance. Rubbers are normally used above their glass-rubber transition region but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely. Therefore the lower operation temperature limit of rubber seals should be determined in dependence of the material properties. The results of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are combined with the results of the standardized compression set according to ISO 815 respectively a modified test using the DMA equipment.
Über die in der Technik weit verbreitete typisierte Harnstoffformmasse UF 131.5, ein Aminoplast, wird berichtet, dass sie im Zuge der thermisch aktivierten Vernetzungsreaktion wegen "Überhärtung" mangelhafte Eigenschaften annimmt. Zur Verifizierung dieses Effektes werden mithilfe der Ultraschall-Prozesskontrolle gezielt Proben unterschiedlicher Aushärtegrade hergestellt. Sie werden mit verschiedenen Methoden, wie der "Kochprobe" und der Thermoanalyse, charakterisiert und auf ihre Materialeigenschaften untersucht. Dabei zeigt sich ein deutlicher Einfluss der Härtezeit auf die Glasübergangstemperatur der Formmasse. In den mechanischen Eigenschaften ist eine Veränderung allerdings nur in der Schlagzähigkeit festzustellen, die sich mit steigender Härtezeit sogar wesentlich verbessert.
Epoxy carbon-fibre prepreg, Hexcel Type 6376 HTS, was investigated using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). The DMA characteristic parameters are storage modulus E', loss modulus E' and loss factor tanδ. These parameters are ideally suited to observe the vitrification, referred to as glass transition, resulting from the cross-linking reaction. Detection of the cure state may also be achieved by determining the momentary glass transition temperature of partially cured samples. The consequent use of a multi-frequency measuring regime was used to derive the apparent activation energy for the glass transition process. Different temperature programs were also applied to monitor the curing process directly, as well as to investigate the different states of incomplete cure reached in preceding curing steps. The intention was to provide better understanding of the consequences of an interrupted autoclave curing process and to use DMA to detect the cure state achieved. With DMA, the continuation of an incomplete curing process also can be monitored. DMA measurements up to 300 °C showed, furthermore, that the final glass transition temperature was reduced by thermal degradation at high temperatures.
Epoxy composites used for high-end structural applications are typically cured under the influence of temperature and pressure causing a number of complex chemical and physical transformations. On heating a mould, temperature gradients will occur through the component which will depend largely on the thermophysical properties of the specific composite. The crosslinking reaction is exothermic leading to additional heat release, thus complicating heat transportation models. If such effects are not accounted for, it can lead to variations in resin flow, poor fibre wetting causing voiding and inhomogeneous cure, leading to shrinkage and unfavourable variations in moulded part geometry. Limited information is available for thermal models used in the manufacture of reinforced thermosets. Autoclave [1, 2] and laser or infra-red curing processes [3, 4] typically use constant values determined on fully cured parts. In this work, the variation in thermal conductivity (K) (W/(m K)), thermal diffusivity (a) (m(2)/s) and specific heat capacity at constant pressure (c(p)) (J/(g K) is determined for a carbon fibre prepreg during cure. It is the intention to improve understanding of how these parameters are related to chemical or physical transformations occurring during cure, and where estimates or shortcuts may be used for heat transfer models