Effects of stressed environmental exposure on the durability of automotive composite materials

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-281

  Meyer, Laura J ^d   Henshaw, John M ^a   Houston, Dan Q ^b   Hagerman, Edward M ^c  

^a The University of Tulsa   (United States)

^b FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRAIN RATE; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEATHERING;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPOSITE MATERIALS; AUTOMOTIVE FLUIDS; STRESSED ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 0033284298     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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