GWO BR v2.0

GWO Blade Repair Training Standard V2.0

2021-04-01_TS_BR_V2

Explain in their own words and share their understanding of how curing at elevated temperature will affect the glass transition temperature (TG) Explain in their own words and share their understanding of how the TG will affect the strength of the cured material, and explain where to find the correct curing temperatures for a given material

Training staff shall:

Give constructive feedback on the participants’ explanations about how curing at elevated temperature will affect the glass transition temperature (TG) and how the TG will affect the strength of the cured material, and explain where to find the correct curing temperatures for a given material

ASCERTAINING CORRECT CURING

Learning objectives:

The participants can apply a Barcol and / or a Shore D hardness tester (Skills, Intermediate level)

The participants can recognise that curing control methods can vary between resin systems (Knowledge, basic level) The participants can act independently in applying a Barcol/ Shore D hardness tester to ascertain that the matrix material has correctly cured in accordance with the material technical data sheet or the blade manufacturer ’s work instruction (Ability, intermediate level)

Training staff shall:

Demonstrate how to find the correct cured hardness values for a laminate from the material technical data sheet and from the blade manufacturer work instruction Demonstrate how to use a Barcol and/or a Shore D hardness tester to test the hardness of a cured laminate

Highlight that curing control methods can vary between resin systems

Explain how to collect a sample of laminate for testing in a laboratory

Facilitate practice to improve the participants’ ability to use a Barcol and/or a Shore D hardness tester to ascertain whether a laminate has cured correctly in accordance with the material technical data sheet or the blade manufacturer’s work instruction

The participants shall:

Practice the ability to use a Barcol and/or a Shore D hardness tester to ascertain whether a laminate has cured correctly in accordance with the material technical data sheet or the blade manufacturer’s work instruction

Training staff shall:

Give constructive feedback on the participants’ ability to use a Barcol and/or a Shore D hardness tester to ascertain whether a laminate has cured correctly in accordance with the material technical data sheet or the blade manufacturer’s work instruction

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