Cure-induced normal force development in unfilled and filled epoxy resins

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 2299-2309

  Harsch, Margit ^a   Herzog, Florian ^a   Karger Kocsis, Jozsef ^b  

^a ROBERT BOSCH GMBH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conversion; Epoxy resin; Fillers; Gelation; Normal force; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; RESINS;

CONVERSION; EPOXY RESIN; FILLED EPOXY RESINS; FILLERS; GELATION; NORMAL FORCE; NORMAL FORCES; VITRIFICATION;

PAINTING;

EID: 52349110165     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308094969     Document Type: Article

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