Effect of polyethersulfone and N,N'-bismaleimido-4,4'-diphenyl methane on the mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy systems

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 339-348

  Rajasekaran, R ^a   Alagar, M ^b   Chozhan, C Karikal ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Moisture absorption; Morphology; Polymer composites; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249091792     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.40     Document Type: Article

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