The Effect of Thermal Spiking and Resultant Enhanced Moisture Absorption on the Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Epoxy Laminates

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 144, Issue , 1998, Pages 27-42

  Hough, J A ^a   Xiang, Z D ^a   Jones, F R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Composites; Epoxy Resin; Glass Transition Temperature; Moisture; Thermal Spiking

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BENDING STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MOISTURE; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOSETS; VISCOELASTICITY;

THERMAL SPIKING; UNIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031672583     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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