Cure Cycle Effect on High-Temperature Polymer Composite Structures Molded by VARTM

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Case number</td><td align="center">Maximum cure temperature (°C)</td><td align="center">Heating rate (°C/min)</td><td align="center">Postcure time at 227°C (h)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Case  1 </td><td align="center">194</td><td align="center">1.39</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Case  2</td><td align="center">194</td><td align="center">0.56</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Case  3</td><td align="center">183</td><td align="center">1.39</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Case  4</td><td align="center">205</td><td align="center">1.39</td><td align="center">2</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Some cases used to produce composite panel by VARTM.

Journal of Composites

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Table 2: Cure Cycle Effect on High-Temperature Polymer Composite Structures Molded by VARTM 