Water absorption characteristics of aluminised E-glass fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 333-336

  Errajhi, Osama A Z ^a   Osborne, J R F ^a   Richardson, M O W ^a   Dhakal, H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminised E glass fibre; Moisture effects; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOISTURE; POLYESTERS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION;

ALUMINISED GLASS FIBERS; MOISTURE EFFECTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; POLYESTER;

EID: 28344435263     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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