2024
DOI: 10.3390/powders3020011
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Hygroscopicity in Epoxy Powder Composites

James M. Maguire,
Jin-Yu Wang,
Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh

Abstract: Epoxy powders offer a low-cost way of manufacturing thick-section composite parts, such as those found in wind and tidal turbines. Currently, their processing cycle includes a lengthy drying stage (≥15 h) to remove ambient moisture. This drying stage prevents void defect formation and, thereby, a reduction in mechanical properties; however, it constitutes up to 60% of the processing time. Little research has been published which studies the drying stage or its optimisation. In the present work, experimental an… Show more

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