Performance of epoxy-nanocomposite under corrosive environment

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 364-369

  Abacha, N ^a   Kubouchi, M ^a   Tsuda, K ^a   Sakai, T ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid aging; Diffusion; Nanocomposite; Thermosetting resins

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749096973     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.51     Document Type: Article

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