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Symposium: S08 - Reactive Processing
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Cure Kinetics and Chemo-Rheology of In-Mold Coating Resin for Compression Molded SMC Applications

Ko Seunghyun (1), Straus Elliott J. (2), Castro Jose M. (1)*

(1) Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, The Ohio State University - OH - USA, (2) OMNOVA Solutions Inc. - OH - USA

In mold coating (IMC) has been applied to compression molded sheet molding compound (SMC) as an environmentally friendly alternative to make the surface conductive for subsequent electrostatic painting operations. The coating is a thermoset liquid that when injected onto the surface of the part cures and bonds to provide a smooth conductive surface. In order to model and optimize the IMC process, we need to measure the IMC kinetics and chemo-rheology. In this paper, the curing kinetics of IMC resin was studied by means of differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). A chemorheological model that describes the system viscosity as a function of temperature and conversion was developed. Predicted cure times compare well with actual molding results.