Microwave curing of epoxy-amine system - effect of curing agent on the rate enhancement

Polymer Testing

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-109

  Boey, F Y C ^a   Yap, B H ^b   Chia, L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; AMINES; CROSSLINKING; CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; GAMMA RAYS; MICROWAVES; PLASTIC ADHESIVES;

MICROWAVE CURING;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 0032668194     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(98)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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