Multi-frequency dynamic mechanical thermal analysis of moisture uptake in E-glass/vinylester composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 299-304

  Karbhari, Vistasp M ^a   Wang, Qiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Activation energy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BRITTLENESS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ESTERS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THERMOANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ARRHENIUS PRINCIPLE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS (DMTA);

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 1842427519     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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