A study on the ballistic performance of composites

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 239, Issue , 2006, Pages 217-226

  Faur Csukat, Gabriella ^a,b  

^a Bay Zoltan Institute for Material Science and Technology   (Hungary)

^b BAY ZOLTÁN NONPROFIT LTD FOR APPLIED RESEARCH   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Composites; Impact resistance; Structure property relations; Thermoset

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY OF RESIN; FABRIC STRUCTURE; POLYETHYLENE FABRIC REINFORCED COMPOSITES; STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS;

ABSORPTION; BALLISTICS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; THERMOSETS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33746268373     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200690100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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