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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1991
Sean A Johnson, Chino, CA (US);
Nancy K Roberts, Chino, CA (US);
General Dynamics Corporation Air Defense Systems Division, Pomona, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is presented for the accurate quantitative determination of amounts of reactive (water and ethanol) and non-reactive N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) volatiles in graphite-polyimide prepreg samples. The method is also applicable to other condensation-curing and/or solvent-impregnated prepreg systems, regardless of the type of reinforcement. Prepreg samples are heated in a containment chamber and the volatiles are subsequently flushed from the chamber with dry nitrogen gas. The volatiles are condensed, weighed, and analyzed via gas chromatography to determine the volatile composition. The method offers a means of purging the extremely tightly held, relatively non-volatile NMP solvent from the resin matrix by means of high temperatures applied to the sample chamber. The higher volatility reaction products are also captured by means of the specially designed very low temperature condenser. An internal check (collection efficiency) on the accuracy of the results is included in the test method. The method has been expressly designed for application to routine quality control situations.