Assessment of microstructural integrity of glass/epoxy composites at liquid nitrogen temperature

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1083-1089

  Surendra Kumar, M ^a   Chawla, Nirmal ^a   Priyadarsini, Asima ^a   Mishra, Itishree ^a   Ray, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cryogenic environment; Differential thermal coefficient; Glass epoxy composites; Interlaminar shear strength; Matrix cracking; Polymer relaxation

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRYOGENICS; EPOXY RESINS; LIQUID NITROGEN; MICROSTRUCTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CRYOGENIC ENVIRONMENT; GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITES; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; MATRIX CRACKING; POLYMER RELAXATION;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 34547815572     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407079353     Document Type: Article

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