Objectifs pédagogiques

At the end of this module, the students will have an in depth understanding of the thermophysical properties of epoxy resins and understand the behaviour of fibrous reinforcement.So that they can define the cure cycle of composite parts and its impact on mechanical properties.

This module aims to introduce the thermo-physical properties of the polymeric materials that are important to guarantee an optimal process of Epoxy based materials. The interaction between these properties will also be highlighted. This concerns mainly the permeability of fibrous performs, the curing of thermoset resins, the viscosity of polymers. Experimental techniques will be presented and accuracy and representatitity of the mathematical models aiming to describe these properties are discussed. Identification procedures and typical properties are illustrated on the basis of the to main resin systems used in aeronautical industry : the RTM6 resin form LCM processes and the M21 resin system for autoclave processing