Studies on tensile and interlaminar shear strength properties of thermally cured and microwave cured glass-epoxy composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 783-795

  Rao, R M V G K ^a   Rao, Sandhya ^a   Sridhara, B K ^b  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Energy savings; Glass epoxy; Microwave; Thermal cure; Thermomechanical properties; Uniform cure

Indexed keywords

CURING; GLASS TRANSITION; LAMINATES; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ENERGY SAVINGS; GLASS-EPOXY; MICROWAVE; THERMAL CURE; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; UNIFORM CURE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33646342218     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684406063542     Document Type: Article

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