Demystifying Dielectric Data – Correlating Dielectric Data with Thermoset Curing: Part One
Jeffrey Gotro
Thermosets derive their usefulness from the ability to start as a low viscosity resin formulation and through a curing process via well-defined chemical pathways transform into a highly crosslinked network. The final properties of the crosslinked networks such as the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the moduli can be tailored via the choice of monomers and curing agents (i.e., the resin formulation). Thermosets with high Tg are used extensively in advanced composite applications due to...