Thermal stability and water uptake of high performance epoxy layered silicate nanocomposites

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 187-195

  Becker, Ole ^a   Varley, Russell J ^b   Simon, George P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS TRANSITION; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; MOISTURE; SILICATE MINERALS; SORPTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHETIC FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FREE VOLUME; ORGANOCLAYS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0346093877     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2003.09.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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