Monitoring ambient-temperature aging of a carbon-fiber/epoxy composite prepreg with photoacoustic spectroscopy

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 965-971

  Jones, Roger W ^a   Ng, Yeow ^b   McClelland, John F ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Prepreg; B. Environmental degradation; D. Chemical analysis; Prepreg out time

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESINS; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; WEATHERING;

INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES; PREPREG OUT-TIME;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 44149121876     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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