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A Study on Cure Monitoring of Fast Cure Resin RTM Process Using Dielectrometry

유전기법을 이용한 속경화 수지 RTM 공정의 경화 모니터링에 대한 연구

  • Park, Seul-Ki (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Cheol-Hwan (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Choi, Jin-Ho (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Received : 2017.03.30
  • Accepted : 2017.06.30
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Resin transfer molding (RTM) is a mass production process that allows the fabrication of composites ranging in size from small to large. Recently, fast curing resins with a curing time of less than about 10 minutes have been used in the automotive and aerospace industries. The viscosity of resin is bound up with the degree of cure, and it can be changed rapidly in the fast-cure resin system during the mold filling process. Therefore, it is advantageous to experimentally measure and evaluate the degree of cure because it requires much effort to predict the flow characteristics and cure of the fast curing resin. DMA and dielectric technique are the typical methods to measure the degree of cure of composite materials. In this paper, the resin flow and degree of cure were measured through the multi-channel dielectric system. A total of 8 channels of dielectric sensors were used and resin flow and degree of cure were measured and compared with each other under various pressure conditions.

RTM은 작은 크기에서 큰 크기의 복합재료를 생산할 수 있는 대량 생산 공정이다. 최근 경화 시간이 약 10분 이내인 속경화 수지가 자동차 및 항공우주 산업에 사용되고 있다. 수지의 점도는 경화 정도와 관련이 있으며, 금형 내부로 충진되는 과정에서 급격히 점도가 변할 수 있다. 따라서 속경화 수지의 유동 특성과 경화도를 해석적으로 예측하는 데 많은 노력이 필요하므로 실험적으로 측정하고 평가하는 것이 유리하다. 복합재료의 경화도를 측정하는 방법은 대표적으로 DMA, 유전기법 등이 있다. 본 논문에서는 다채널 경화 모니터링 시스템을 이용하여 속경화 수지의 유동과 경화도를 측정하였다. 총 8채널의 유전센서가 사용되었으며, 다양한 압력 조건에 따른 금형 내부의 유동과 경화도를 측정하고 상호 비교하였다.

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