%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of cure of carbon/epoxy prepreg used in aerospace field
%A Costa
%A Michelle Leali
%A Botelho
%A Edson Cocchieri
%A Paiva
%A Jane Maria Faulstich de
%A Rezende
%A Mirabel Cerqueira
%J Materials Research
%D 2005
%I ABM, ABC, ABPol, SBCC, SBCr, SBMM, SBPMat
%R 10.1590/S1516-14392005000300016
%X carbon/epoxy 8552 prepreg is a thermoplastic toughened high-performance epoxy being used in the manufacture of advanced army material. understanding the cure behavior of a thermosetting system is essential in the development and optimization of composite fabrication processes. the cure kinetics and rheological behavior were evaluated using a differential scanning calorimetry (dsc), dynamic mechanical analysis (dma) and a rheometer. values of the kinetic parameters were obtained from dynamic dsc scans using an nth order reaction model. rheological measurements as a function of temperature and time were made for the prepreg system. the manufacturer's recommended cure cycle was evaluated and considered adequate to consolidated the studied system.
%K carbon/epoxy prepreg
%K kinetic of cure
%K dsc
%K rheology
%K dma.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1516-14392005000300016&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en