Journal
APPLIED COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 651-657Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-021-09887-x
Keywords
Digital Image Correlation (DIC); Autoclave; Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC); Degree of cure
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- NSF AM contract [2001038]
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A novel approach is developed to measure the resin shrinkage and strain evolution of an epoxy resin during composite manufacturing process, with digital image correlation and differential scanning calorimetry used to analyze the processing induced strains and correlate them to cure-state. The different mechanisms involved in polymer strain evolution during composite processing are discussed in this study.
Cure shrinkage of the polymer matrix during the composite manufacturing process leads to residual stresses, which can adversely affect the structural integrity and dimensional stability of composite structures. In this paper, a novel approach is developed for measuring the resin shrinkage and strain evolution of an epoxy resin (EPON-862) in the composite manufacturing environment. The resin is cured in a custom designed autoclave with borosilicate viewports, while digital image correlation (DIC) is used to analyze the strain evolution throughout the cure cycle. These processing induced strains are correlated to the cure-state using differential scanning calorimetery (DSC). The different mechanisms involved in the polymer strain evolution during composite processing are discussed.
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