Study of a reactive epoxy-amine resin enabling in situ dissolution of thermoplastic films during resin transfer moulding for toughening composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1376-1384

  Naffakh, M ^a   Dumon, M ^a   Gerard J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Composites; Epoxy resin; Films; Liquid aromatic diamine; Polyether imide; Resin transfer moulding (RTM)

Indexed keywords

AMINES; GLASS FIBERS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC FILMS; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOSITY;

LIQUID AMINE HARDENER; LIQUID AROMATIC DIAMINE; POLYETHER IMIDE;

EPOXY RESINS;

AMINE; AROMATIC AMINE; COMPOSITE; DISSOLUTION; EPOXY RESIN; FILM; GLASS FIBER; PHASE SEPARATION; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SOLVENT; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; THERMOSETTING POLYMER; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33646582338     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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