AbstractThe extrusion rheometer, suggested by the author, is used for the relative measurement of the flow of thermosetting molding compounds in a curing process which is more complicated and difficult to measure than that of thermoplastics. Allyl polyester molding compound, which contains asbestos as a filler in the amount of 50 and Luperco ATC as a catalyzer in the amount of 4, is used as a test sample of the thermosetting compound. Because the unsaturated polyester which is used as a resin in the test sample of the thermosetting compound contains diallyl phthalate monomer, which acts as a crosslinking component in the radical polymerization reaction, there is no volatile by‐product in the curing reaction. Therefore, breathing during the molding of this test sample is not needed, and this allyl polyester molding compound is considered to be most suitable to use as the test sample of the thermosetting molding compound. Several factors which exert an influence on the flow of the thermosetting compound in the curing process are investigated, and recommended testing conditions are determined. Although the flow curve of the thermosetting molding compound in the extrusion rheometer is not as simple as that of thermoplastics, the flow characteristics of the thermosetting molding compound can be evaluated and compared by the factorsRf,vf,fts, andfte, which are obtained from the flow curve. As an example, the influences of time‐aging effect and various fillers on the flow of the thermosetting molding compound are examined by the above met
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