Thermo-oxidative stability and fiber surface modification effects on the inplane shear properties of graphite/PMR-15 composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 596-618

  Madhukar, Madhu S ^a   Bowles, Kenneth J ^b   Papadopoulos, Demetrios S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOOXIDATION;

THERMOOXIDATIVE STABILITY; WEIGHT LOSS FLUXES;

GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030673694     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839703100604     Document Type: Article

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