Curing vinyl ester particle-reinforced composites using microwaves
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Article Title | Curing vinyl ester particle-reinforced composites using microwaves |
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ERA Journal ID | 4918 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Ku, H. |
Journal Title | Journal of Composite Materials |
Journal Citation | 37 (22), pp. 2027-2042 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2003 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0021-9983 |
1530-793X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998303036266 |
Web Address (URL) | http://online.sagepub.com/cgi/searchresults?fulltext=ku&src=selected&journal_set=spjcm&volume=37&issue=22 |
Abstract | Composites made from vinyl ester resins suffer considerable shrinkage during curing and after solidification. This project attempts to reduce the shrinkage of the components by shortening the curing time of the resins using penetrating microwave energy. The amount of initiator used to initiate polymerisation and the input power of microwave energy are varied to obtain an optimum combination of these parameters for minimum shrinkage of the composite components. The original contribution of this paper is to have flyash particulate reinforced vinyl ester resins cured under microwave conditions with a view to reducing the shrinkage of the composites during curing; this aim is fully achieved. |
Keywords | vinyl ester; shrinkage; microwaves; complex relative permittivity; dielectric constant; loss tangent |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401602. Composite and hybrid materials |
401408. Manufacturing processes and technologies (excl. textiles) | |
401706. Numerical modelling and mechanical characterisation | |
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Byline Affiliations | Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9y21y/curing-vinyl-ester-particle-reinforced-composites-using-microwaves
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