Investigation of the effect of styrene content on the ultimate curing of vinylester resins by TGA-FTIR

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-152

  Cardona, F ^a   Rogers, D ^a   Davey, S ^a   Van Erp, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross link density; Plasticizing effect; Styrene; Tg; TGA FTIR; Vinylester

Indexed keywords

CURING; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; RESINS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

CROSS-LINK DENSITY; PLASTICIZING EFFECT; VINYLESTER RESINS; VINYLESTERS;

STYRENE;

EID: 33846229711     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998306063357     Document Type: Article

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