Final Report on Office of Naval Research Contract N00014-84-K-0021 (Princeton University)

Abstract

Contributions to the following topics have been reported: (1) Torsional Pendulum/Torsional Braid Analysis; (2) Time-Temperature-Transformation (TTT) Cure Diagram; (3) The Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) as an Index for Monitoring Cure; (4) Anomalous Behavior of Thermosetting Polymers: Properties at Room Temperature Vs. Time and Temperature of Cure; (5) Physical Aging of Thermosetting Systems. Keywords: Epoxies; Cure; Kinetics; Chemical control; Diffusion control; Vitrification; Polymers; Gelation; Glass transition temperature; Physical aging; Torsional braid analysis; Water absorption; TTT cure diagram; Anomalous RT properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA225864

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  • John K. Gillham

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  • Princeton University

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Amorphous Materials
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Diagrams
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Research
  • Resins
  • Students
  • Transition Temperature
  • Transitions
  • United States

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