Structural recovery in a model epoxy: Comparison of responses after temperature and relative humidity jumps

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2387-2396

  Zheng, Y ^a   McKenna, G B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASSY POLYMERS; GLASSY STATE; INTRINSIC ISOPIESTICS; MEMORY EFFECT; STRUCTURAL RECOVERY; VOLUME RECOVERY RESPONSES;

AGING OF MATERIALS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ENTHALPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE; VISCOELASTICITY; WATER;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 0037426467     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma025930c     Document Type: Article

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