Effect of stress on the fire reaction properties of polymer composite laminates

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1877-1883

  Elmughrabi, A E ^a   Robinson, M ^a   Gibson, A G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Cone calorimeter; Fire reaction; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COMPOSITE LAMINATES; CONE CALORIMETER; CONE CALORIMETERS; FIRE REACTION; POLYMER COMPOSITE LAMINATES; REACTION PROPERTIES; STRESS; VINYL ESTERS;

GLASS;

EID: 52049119003     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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