If the resin is cured at 80°C for 8 hours, calculate its glass transition temperature using the Di Benedetto Equation. Assume the Di Benedetto constant (λ) for this resin system is 0.4.
Tg = [IIIE(SEC)]
A. 103°C
B. 61°C
C. 80°C
D. 93°C
E. -38°C
iso-conversional curves
gelation
vitrification
100
1
0.93
80 Tg
0.91 0.9
60
0.82
40
0.57
20
0.43
0
-20
0.13
Tgo -40
(Degree of cure=0.05)
-60 0
1.5
3.0 4.5 log[time(sec)]
6.0
7.5
A. 103°C
B. 10°C
C. 80°C
D. 93°C
E. -35°C