Editing Pre-preg (section)

== Processing ==
At room temperatures the resin reacts very slowly and if frozen will remain stable for years.  Thus, prepregs can only be cured at high temperatures.<ref name='pinkerton'>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.coverstand.com/30815/562817/40a04579d3f0d9a7471cbfe405a8def38af94684.6.pdf  |title=Pairing Up in Prepreg; Gurit Partners with NAC to Grow Business in Prepreg Market |last=Pinkerton |first=Erin |year= 2014|website=cdn.coverstand.com |publisher= Innovative Publishing|location=Louisville, KY |pages=32–33 |access-date=2021-10-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006035913/https://cdn.coverstand.com/30815/562817/40a04579d3f0d9a7471cbfe405a8def38af94684.6.pdf |archive-date=2021-10-06|df=mdy-all }}</ref> They can be processed with the hot pressing technique or the autoclave technique. Through  pressure the fiber volume fraction is increased in both techniques.

The best qualities can be produced with the autoclave technique. The combination of pressure and vacuum results in components with very low air inclusions.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Murashov|first=V. V.|date=March 2012|title=Control of multilayer glued constructions of polymeric composite materials|journal=Polymer Science, Series D|volume=5|issue=2|pages=109–115|doi=10.1134/s1995421212020104|s2cid=137124767|issn=1995-4212}}</ref>

The curing can be followed by a tempering process, which serves for complete crosslinking.