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 134<br />
The power <strong>of</strong> 1500 W has been selected for two reasons:<br />
1. The electromagnetic energy transfer with the sample is optimized, as verified<br />
in the section 2.6 on page 85;<br />
2. The microwave thermal pr<strong>of</strong>ile is comparable with a DSC dynamic scan.<br />
The thermal pr<strong>of</strong>ile <strong>of</strong> the sample, during this cure process has been monitored<br />
through the IR sensor <strong>of</strong> the microwave plant, because in dynamic operative<br />
conditions the datalogger is not usable, as explained in the section 2.5 on page 83.<br />
A comparable thermal pr<strong>of</strong>ile between conventional DSC <strong>and</strong> microwave cure<br />
has been chosen in a sequence <strong>of</strong> microwave cure at different time from 90 to 300<br />
s. The best agreement between both pr<strong>of</strong>iles has been achieved with a microwave<br />
cure <strong>of</strong> 240 s (16 passages) <strong>and</strong> a DSC dynamic scan at heating rate <strong>of</strong> 20 ◦ C/min<br />
from room temperature up to 250 ◦ C.<br />
Figure 3.29 shows in the same scale the<br />
comparison <strong>of</strong> these two thermal pr<strong>of</strong>iles.<br />
Figure 3.29: Comparison <strong>of</strong> the thermal pr<strong>of</strong>iles between MW cure process<br />
<strong>and</strong> DSC dynamic scan.<br />
During the MW exposure cycle the sample is not always submitted to the<br />
same energy density, because the tray sample-holder has an alternating movement<br />
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