Abstract

Fiber reinforced plastics are the current protagonist in the automotive industry, their mechanical properties and their lightweight make them unique in reducing the impact of the weight on fuel consumption. The curing of thermosetting resins as the polymer matrix for an FRP is one of the main issues facing this sector.

Through applications examples, it is demonstrated how the behavior of curing of thermosetting resins can be studied by the techniques of dielectric analysis (DEA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In-situ cure monitoring is possible by DEA.