Thermogravimetric analysis of aluminised E-glass fibre reinforced unsaturated polyester composites

Polymer Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1091-1094

  Ferreira, J M ^a   Errajhi, O A Z ^b   Richardson, M O W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminised fibre; Fibre degradation; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC SHIELDING; HEAT SHIELDING; NITROGEN; POLYESTERS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ALUMINISED E GLASS COMPOSITES; ALUMINISED E-GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED UNSATURATED POLYESTER COMPOSITES; ALUMINISED FIBRE; FIBRE DEGRADATION;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 33750951709     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.07.012     Document Type: Article

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