Glass fibre coating for optimum mechanical properties of vinyl ester composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 971-975

  Saidpour, S H ^a   Richardson, M O W ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupling agents; Glass fibre sizing; Interface; Interlaminar shear strength; Tensile; Vinyl ester composites

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); COMPOSITION EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILANES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; VINYL RESINS;

COUPLING AGENTS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031375786     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00071-7     Document Type: Article

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