Effects of fibre coating (size) on properties of glass fibre/vinyl ester composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1009-1015

  Sjogren A ^a   Joffe, R ^a   Berglund, L ^a   Mader E ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATES; VINYL RESINS;

FIBER COATING; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED VINYL ESTERS; INTERFACIAL FAILURE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0344642501     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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