Research Article
Cure Kinetics and Activation Energy Studies of Modified Bismaleimide Resins
Table 1
Key temperature values from DSC plot.
| Heating rate (°C/min) | Endotherm temperature (°C) | Initial cure temperature (°C) | Peak exotherm temperature (°C) | Percentage conversion at peak temperature |
| BMPM |
| 5 | 162 | 180 | 220 | 58% | 10 | 162 | 200 | 240 | 60% | 20 | 162 | 210 | 250 | 59% |
| BMPM with DABA (1 : 1) |
| 5 | 120 | 188 | 235 | 55% | 10 | 120 | 200 | 255 | 59% | 20 | 120 | 217 | 260 | 57% |
| BMPM with MDA (3 : 2) |
| 5 | 90 | 180 | 214 | 56% | 10 | 90 | 188 | 226 | 56% | 20 | 90 | 198 | 233 | 58% |
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