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Results <strong>and</strong> Discussion 116<br />

Time for the <strong>Epoxy</strong> System Complete Conversion at Different Powers<br />

P[W]<br />

t[s]<br />

1000 350<br />

1500 175<br />

2000 100<br />

Table 3.9: Time required for the complete conversion <strong>of</strong> the epoxy system<br />

during MW cure processes at different radiation powers.<br />

example the signal obtained with a fragment <strong>of</strong> the sample cured for 175 s with a<br />

power <strong>of</strong> 1500 W is illustrated in Figure 3.13.<br />

Figure 3.13: DSC dynamic scan <strong>of</strong> sample microwave cured for 175 s at<br />

1500 W.<br />

At every power, partial microwave cure processes have been performed, for<br />

time less than that required for a complete conversion <strong>and</strong> selected in a way to<br />

obtain a representative trend <strong>of</strong> fractional degree <strong>of</strong> cure. After these time the<br />

residual enthalpy <strong>of</strong> the sample (∆H RES ) has been measured with a DSC dynamic<br />

scan between 0 <strong>and</strong> 250 ◦ Cwithas<strong>of</strong>10 ◦ C/min. These data have been listed in<br />

116

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