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Title: Monitoring real‐time curing of epoxies in situ using single‐sided NMR

Abstract

Abstract Adhesively bonded joints using epoxy are widely used in aircraft and aerospace structures. Quality control and defect detection during epoxy curing in such applications is critical. We used single‐sided nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to nondestructively probe and spatially resolve the change in the characteristic NMR relaxation time ( T 2 ) of epoxies during curing on a substrate. Time‐dependent T 2 values were fit to a Weibull function to model temporal changes in the NMR measurables. Our results demonstrate that the reduction in molecular mobility of various epoxy/curing agent mixtures occurs more rapidly at the interface than in the bulk. Further use of single‐sided NMR to acquire spatially resolved T 2 data will provide a route for elucidatory epoxy curing studies. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 58 , 616–623

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry William &, Mary Williamsburg Virginia
  2. Metna, Co. Lansing Michigan
  3. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Rutgers University Newark New Jersey
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1592799
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Polymer Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Polymer Science Journal Volume: 58 Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 2642-4150
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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Kelley, Mackenzie, Abdol, Nastaran, Soroushian, Parviz, Keating, Kristina, Balachandra, Anagi M., and Meldrum, Tyler. Monitoring real‐time curing of epoxies in situ using single‐sided NMR. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/pol.20190117.
Kelley, Mackenzie, Abdol, Nastaran, Soroushian, Parviz, Keating, Kristina, Balachandra, Anagi M., & Meldrum, Tyler. Monitoring real‐time curing of epoxies in situ using single‐sided NMR. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20190117
Kelley, Mackenzie, Abdol, Nastaran, Soroushian, Parviz, Keating, Kristina, Balachandra, Anagi M., and Meldrum, Tyler. Tue . "Monitoring real‐time curing of epoxies in situ using single‐sided NMR". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20190117.
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title = {Monitoring real‐time curing of epoxies in situ using single‐sided NMR},
author = {Kelley, Mackenzie and Abdol, Nastaran and Soroushian, Parviz and Keating, Kristina and Balachandra, Anagi M. and Meldrum, Tyler},
abstractNote = {Abstract Adhesively bonded joints using epoxy are widely used in aircraft and aerospace structures. Quality control and defect detection during epoxy curing in such applications is critical. We used single‐sided nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to nondestructively probe and spatially resolve the change in the characteristic NMR relaxation time ( T 2 ) of epoxies during curing on a substrate. Time‐dependent T 2 values were fit to a Weibull function to model temporal changes in the NMR measurables. Our results demonstrate that the reduction in molecular mobility of various epoxy/curing agent mixtures occurs more rapidly at the interface than in the bulk. Further use of single‐sided NMR to acquire spatially resolved T 2 data will provide a route for elucidatory epoxy curing studies. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 58 , 616–623},
doi = {10.1002/pol.20190117},
journal = {Journal of Polymer Science},
number = 4,
volume = 58,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Tue Jan 21 00:00:00 EST 2020}
}

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