Sample preparation and characterization of artificially aged aircraft coatings for microstructural analysis

Materials Characterization

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-189

  Farrier, Lisa M ^a   Szaruga, Stephen L ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating degradation; Microstructural analysis; Military aircraft; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

COATING TECHNIQUES; DEGRADATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYURETHANES;

AIRCRAFT COATINGS; COATING SYSTEMS; INORGANIC PIGMENTS;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 28844478019     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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