Seawater durability of glass- and carbon-polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 1503-1511

  Kootsookos, A ^a   Mouritz, A P ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; Durability

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DURABILITY; GLASS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; POLYESTERS; SEAWATER; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CARBON-POLYMER COMPOSITES; VINYL ESTER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CARBON FIBER; FIBER-REINFORCED MATERIAL; GLASS FIBER; MARINE APPLICATION; SEA WATER;

CARBON FIBER; DURABILITY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MARINE TEXTILE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 2442652955     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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