Accelerated tests of environmental degradation in composite materials

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1383, 2000, Pages 513-525

  Reynolds, Tom G ^a   McManus, Hugh L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Damage; Degradation; Design; Durability; Environmental effects; Material properties; Polyimides; Polymer matrix composites; Test methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039591642     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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