Abstract
In this study on the curing dynamics of phenol-formaldehyde novolac resins (PFNR) and hexamethylene tetramine (HMTA), two typical commercial PFNR were selected as examples and the curing reactions of the resins with HMTA were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Based on the data calculated by the Kissinger equation and the Crane equation, a thermocuring dynamic model was established, from which the process conditions, activation energy, reaction kinetics equation and a first-order reaction of the curing reactions were derived.