Characterization of cure of carbon/epoxy prepreg used in aerospace field

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...

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Main Authors: Michelle Leali Costa, Edson Cocchieri Botelho, Jane Maria Faulstich de Paiva, Mirabel Cerqueira Rezende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2005-09-01
Series:Materials Research
Subjects:
DSC
DMA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392005000300016