Kinetic Analysis and Characterization of Epoxy Resins ... - FedOA
Kinetic Analysis and Characterization of Epoxy Resins ... - FedOA
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Results <strong>and</strong> Discussion 130<br />
A time <strong>of</strong> 285 s is necessary for reaching a complete conversion in DSC.<br />
Finally a comparison <strong>of</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> conversion in function <strong>of</strong> time between MW<br />
at 1500 W <strong>and</strong> DSC at 44 ◦ C/min cure processes is presented in Figure 3.26.<br />
Figure 3.26: Comparison <strong>of</strong> degree <strong>of</strong> cure between MW at 1500 W <strong>and</strong> DSC<br />
at 44 ◦ C/min.<br />
After a time <strong>of</strong> 100 s, when the two thermal pr<strong>of</strong>iles are almost perfectly<br />
comparable, the ratio between the degree <strong>of</strong> cure in MW <strong>and</strong> DSC is equal to<br />
2,37.<br />
The same analysis procedure has been repeated for the MW cure process at<br />
2000 W correlated to a conventional DSC at 70 ◦ C/min <strong>and</strong> the results are summarized<br />
in Figure 3.27.<br />
Analogously after a time <strong>of</strong> 60 s the ratio between α MW <strong>and</strong> α DSC is equal to 13,82 .<br />
In both the cases at every time the degree <strong>of</strong> cure achieved in MW field is<br />
always higher than that obtained with conventional DSC heating. However, at time<br />
greater than 125 s for the MW cure at 1500 W, <strong>and</strong> greater than 60 s for the cure<br />
at 2000 W, the MW thermal pr<strong>of</strong>ile are not similar with the corresponding DSC<br />
dynamic scan <strong>and</strong> therefore the direct comparison <strong>of</strong> reaction fractional conversion<br />
slightly lacks <strong>of</strong> accuracy.<br />
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