Yield and tensile strength of vinyl ester composites cured by microwaves

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-526

  Ku, H ^a,b   Trada, M ^a   Puttgunta, V C ^a   Kota, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTERS; MICROWAVES; YIELD STRESS;

DATA COLLECTION; MICROWAVE CURED COMPOSITE; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; VINYL ESTER COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34047212779     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939307780616847     Document Type: Article

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