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ArticlePolymers2025

Cure Kinetics-Driven Compression Molding of CFRP for Fast and Low-Cost Manufacturing.

Xintong Wu, Ming Zhang, Zhongling Liu, Xin Fu, Haonan Liu, Yuchen Zhang, Xiaobo Yang

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Article in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Xintong WuSchool of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6682-6599
Ming ZhangSchool of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
Zhongling LiuNanchang Jardine Advanced Composite Material Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330029, China.
Xin FuNanchang Jardine Advanced Composite Material Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330029, China.
Haonan LiuSchool of Advanced Manufacturing, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.
Yuchen ZhangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China.
Xiaobo YangCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China.

Funding

Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project No. 23JRRA859Jiangxi Province Contract System Pilot Project No. ZBG20230428005Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation No.20232BAB214008Nanchang University Innovation Fund No.XX202506030031National Science Foundation of China No. 52305369Project of State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance No. Kfkt2022-02
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Abstract

Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are widely used in aerospace due to their excellent strength-to-weight ratio and tailorable properties. However, these properties critically depend on the CFRP curing cycle. The commonly adopted manufacturer-recommended curing cycle (MRCC), designed to accommodate the most conservative conditions, involves prolonged curing times and high energy consumption. To overcome these limitations, this study proposes an efficient and adaptable method to determine the optimal curing cycle. The effects of varying heating rates on resin dynamic and isothermal-exothermic behavior were characterized via reaction kinetics analysis using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and rheological measurements. The activation energy of the reaction system was substituted into the modified Sun-Gang model, and the parameters were estimated using a particle swarm optimization algorithm. Based on the curing kinetic behavior of the resin, CFRP compression molding process orthogonal experiments were conducted. A weighted scoring system incorporating strength, energy consumption, and cycle time enabled multidimensional evaluation of optimized solutions. Applying this curing cycle optimization method to a commercial epoxy resin increased efficiency by 247.22% and reduced energy consumption by 35.7% while meeting general product performance requirements. These results confirm the method's reliability and its significance for improving production efficiency.

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carbon fiber-reinforced polymer compositescuring cycle optimizationcuring kineticsdifferential scanning calorimetry

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PMID40808201
PMCPMC12349691

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