Abstract
A high performance Electron Beam (EB) curable polymer matrix composite was developed. EB curing of composites has a number of advantages over conventional thermal curing. Composites cured by EB have much shorter cure times, lower overall energy requirements, and reduced thermal stresses in the cured. Moreover, less expensive tooling can be used since the process occurs at lower temperatures. Preliminary investigations determined that conventional resins can be cured at selectable temperatures with high transition temperatures, while still exhibiting equivalent or comparable mechanical properties. Diaryliodonium salts were found to be the most effective initiators for the cationic polymerization of epoxy resins when a high energy/power electron beam accelerator was used as the source of ionizing radiation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 197-206 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings) |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 41st International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition. Part 1 (of 2) - Anaheim, CA, USA Duration: Mar 24 1996 → Mar 28 1996 |