Research Article

Multiscale Modeling of Residual Stress Development in Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Unidirectional Thick Thermoset Composites

Table 5

Kinetic and thermal parameters for the unidirectional glass fiber/polyester composite system (from [15]).

Cure kinetic parameters [15]

Preexponential factor (1/s) 6.167 × 1020
Activation energy (J/mol) 1.674 × 105
Exponent 0.524
Exponent 1.476
Heat of reaction (J/kg) 77500

Thermal properties [15]

Density (kg/m3) 1.89 × 103
Specific heat (J/W K) 1.26 × 103
Thermal conductivity (W/m K) 0.2163