Kinetic aspects of water sorption in polyester-resin/glass-fibre composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1469-1482

  Camino, G ^a   Luda, M P ^a   Polishchuk, A Ya ^a   Revellino, M ^b   Blancon, R ^c   Merle, G ^c   Martinez Vega, J J ^c  

^a Dipartimento di Chimica IFM   (Italy)

^b IVECO SpA ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

A. polymer matrix composites; B. environmental degradation; Kinetics of water sorption

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYESTERS; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER; WEATHERING;

WATER SORPTION;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; WATER SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0031278168     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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