Time-temperature-transformation (TTT) and temperature-conversion-transformation (TxT) cure diagrams by RheoDSC: Combined rheometry and calorimetry on an epoxy-amine thermoset

A novel hyphenated RheoDSC combines rheological and calorimetric analyses of samples by performing rheological experiments inside a DSC cell. This enables direct studies of the chemorheological changes of epoxy-amine thermosets during crosslinking. The rheological and calorimetric information can be presented in time-temperature-transformation (TTT) cure diagrams, without the need for making interpretations based on experiments performed on different samples in the different thermal environments of individual rheometers and calorimeters.