Ultrasonic cure monitoring of composite matrices/Monitoraggio ultrasonoro del processo di 'cura' di matrici di materiali compositi

An experimental set-up for ultrasonic cure monitoring has been developed at the Laboratory of Composite Materials (University of Salento). The obtained results demonstrate that ultrasonic wave propagation is able to detect and monitor the physical changes taking place during curing of thermosetting matrices. Moreover, the set-up has the potential for online monitoring during composite processing