A Comparison of Curing Process-Induced Residual Stresses and Cure Shrinkage in Micro-Scale Composite Structures with Different Constitutive Laws
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DOI: 10.1007/s10443-017-9608-6
Abstract: In this paper, three kinds of constitutive laws, elastic, “cure hardening instantaneously linear elastic (CHILE)” and viscoelastic law, are used to predict curing process-induced residual stress for the thermoset polymer composites. A multi-physics coupling finite… read more here.
Keywords: cure shrinkage; constitutive laws; shrinkage; process induced ... See more keywords
In-Situ Strain Measurements in Large Volumes of Hardening Epoxy Using Optical Backscatter Reflectometry
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DOI: 10.3390/app8071141
Abstract: Some large engineering structures are made by casting polymers into a mold. The structures can have complicated geometries and may be filled with other components, such as electrical transformers. This study investigated casting of large… read more here.
Keywords: cure shrinkage; optical backscatter; backscatter reflectometry; shrinkage ... See more keywords