Following network formation in an epoxy/amine system by ultrasound, dielectric, and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements: A comparative study

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Abstract This article presents a comparison of data obtained from a low‐temperature cure of an epoxy/amine system by three independent cure monitoring techniques: ultrasonic wave propagation, dielectric permittivity, and nuclear magnetic resonance. The sizes and thermal histories of the samples studied by the three techniques were controlled for comparability between the methods. The three techniques gave consistent information on the progress of cure and were complementary, in that each was particularly sensitive to different stages of the cure process. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 1665–1675, 2003