Thermo-mechanical characterisation of a nanosized particle filled underfill
This paper describes work carried out as part of a larger project aimed at the development of nanosized particle filled underfill material. Several characterisation experiments have been applied to study the influence of these particles on the curing behaviour and the thermomechanical properties such as the coefficient of thermal expansion, geltime, glass transition temperature, and modulus. Constitutive models are assessed for their ability to describe the observed behaviour
Determination of gel and vitrification times of thermoset curing process by means of TMA, DMTA and DSC techniques
In the present work, gelation and vitrification experimental data are obtained by TMA and DMTA techniques using the same thermoset based on an epoxy-amine system. The results show that the times obtained are not equivalent and depend on the technique used. An attempt has been made to compare both determinations using the degree of cure obtained by means of DSC technique. The principal conclusion that we want to emphasize is that it is the conversion degree and not the time of the phenomenological changes that take place during cure, that is the link to connect and interrelate the results obtained with different techniques. A method is also described for constructing the TTT diagram with only DSC and TMA or DMTA data.
Correlations for mass transfer between fluidized spheres and a liquid
Abstract Data on mass transfer between the solid particles and the liquid in a fluidized bed have been analyzed. After a convenient selection, various correlations have been derived. They show that for a given fluidized system, the Sherwood number is independent on the Reynolds number.