Cure Kinetics Input dialog
The Cure Kinetics Input dialog allows you to enter raw cure kinetics data in a number of different forms to suit various measurement methods.
Input Format
The Input Format controls the way that the cure kinetics data is entered into the dialog. Changing this selection will either update the columns displayed in the Cure Kinetics Data Table or hide this selection if Cure Kinetics Model parameters are to be entered manually.
Non-isothermal Input Format: the Cure Kinetics Data Table will show Time, Temperature, Cure Fraction and Heating Rate columns. Select this option if your data was obtained while applying a non-zero heating rate. Ideally this should contain data at least 10 points per heating rate, with at least 3 different heating rates. The Cure Fraction should be entered from 0 to 1.
Isothermal Input Format: the Cure Kinetics Data Table will show Time, Temperature and Cure Fraction columns. Select this option if your data was obtained while the temperature was kept constant. Ideally this should contain data at least 10 points per temperature, with at least 3 different temperatures. The Cure Fraction should be entered from 0 to 1.
Cure Kinetics Model Input Format: the Cure Kinetics Data Table will be disabled. Instead, the fitting process will not use any raw cure kinetics data and allow you to enter the coefficients manually after an initial fit has been completed.
Tabulated Cure Kinetics Data
The Cure Kinetics Data Table consists of columns depending on your selection in the Input Format drop down list. You can either enter data directly in this table or use the Text Editor to paste in space or tab separated values.
Cure Kinetics Test Information
This section of the dialog contains information about the material test such as the source, method and date of creation.