Figure 3: Process monitoring of composites using smart fabric, rheological and DSC methods. | Scientific Reports

Figure 3: Process monitoring of composites using smart fabric, rheological and DSC methods.

From: CNT Enabled Co-braided Smart Fabrics: A New Route for Non-invasive, Highly Sensitive & Large-area Monitoring of Composites

Figure 3

The three methods were respectively used for monitoring resistance change (a,b), viscosity (c,d) and heat flow (e,f) of two series of samples under various curing temperatures (a,c,e) and MEKP concentrations (b,d,f). Inset plots of (c) and (d) compares the rheometer determined gel time and the smart fabric sensor measured resistance change at the same gel time; Inset plots of (e) and (f) compares the DSC determined degree of cure and the smart fabric sensor measured decay of resistance change as a function of time.

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