The relations between the degree of cure (the value obtained by “formaldehyde isolation test”) and the curing conditions were studied on melamine-formaldehyde resin laminates.
The rate equation for hardening of resin in C-stage was proposed and the apparent activation energy was ca. 20.5 kcal/mol.
Further, the effect of catalyst on curing temperature and time was studied quantitatively.
Main experimental equations were shown below.
The notations are
F: degree of cure (mg/100cm
2)
T, (
Tc): curing temperature (°K), (when using catalyst)
t, (
tc): curing time (min), (when using catalyst)
C: catalyst added in varnish (%) a, a′, a″, k
1, k
1′, k
1″, k
2, k
2′, k
2″, α, β, γ, δ, t
o: const.
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