Effect of post-cure duration on the mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of glass-fibre reinforced vinylester

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 129-134

  Tucker, R ^a   Compston, P ^a   Jar, P Y B ^b  

^a Fac Eng Info Technol   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); THERMOSETS; VINYL RESINS;

GLASS-FIBER REINFORCED VINYLESTERS; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0035196487     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00116-0     Document Type: Article

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