Resistance to stress corrosion cracking of unidirectional ECR-glass/polymer composites for high voltage composite insulator applications

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-15

  Kumosa, L ^a   Kumosa, M ^a   Armentrout, D ^a  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Composite (non ceramic) insulators; Fracture

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BRITTLE FRACTURE; ELECTRIC INSULATORS; EPOXY RESINS; INCLUSIONS; MICROHARDNESS; NITRIC ACID; POLYESTERS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; VINYL RESINS;

COMPOSITE INSULATORS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0037277916     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00260-9     Document Type: Article

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