Environmental stress-corrosion cracking of fiberglass: Lessons learned from failures in the chemical industry

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 695-704

  Myers, T J ^a   Kytomaa H K ^a   Smith, T R ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid; Composites; Environmental stress corrosion cracking; Fiberglass reinforced plastics

Indexed keywords

CORROSION RESISTANCE; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS-CORROSION CRACKING; FIBERGLASS REINFORCED PLASTICS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES;

GLASS FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER;

CORROSION RESISTANCE; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBERS; RESINS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACID; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE; CORROSION; GLASS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MANUFACTURING; PLASTIC; STRENGTH;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CORROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE RESINS; CORROSION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MATERIALS TESTING; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33947388365     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.132     Document Type: Article

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