Risks involved in curing vinylester resins using microwave irradiation

Journal of Materials Synthesis and Processing

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-106

  Ku, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Loss tangent; Microwaves; Relative complex permittivity; Shrinkage; Styrene and methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP); Vinylesters

Indexed keywords

CURING; HARDENING; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVES; PERMITTIVITY; RADIATION HAZARDS; RESINS; SHRINKAGE; STYRENE;

MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0036524554     PISSN: 10647562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021235628004     Document Type: Article

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