Abstract
AbstractUsing a commercial epoxy/carbon fiber prepreg as a model system, cure kinetics of an autocatalytic‐type reaction were analyzed by a general form of conversion‐dependent function first proposed for degradation kinetics of polymers and composites. The characteristic feature of conversion‐dependent function was determined using a reduced‐plot method where the temperature‐dependent reaction rate constant was analytically separated from the isothermal data. Assuming two elementary reaction mechanisms that were expressed by the nth order and autocatalytic kinetic models, they were combined with a composite methodology capable of predicting overall kinetic behavior. The activation energies were determined and favorably compared for both isothermal and dynamic‐heating differential scanning calorimetry experiments in the temperature region for standard epoxy cures at 177°C (350°F). Finally, the proposed model equation demonstrated excellent predictive capability and broad applicability in describing various types of thermoset polymer cure for both isothermal and dynamic heating conditions. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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