Effect of clay dispersion on mechanical, thermal and vibration properties of glass fiber-reinforced vinyl ester composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1585-1601

  Chandradass, J ^a   Ramesh Kumar, M ^b   Velmurugan, R ^c  

^a Changwon National University   (South Korea)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Glass fiber; Hybrid; Mechanical; Thermal; Vibration.; Vinyl ester

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CLAY DISPERSIONS; CLAY PARTICLES; FIBER COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBER; HAND LAY-UP; HYBRID; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; NANO CLAYS; NANOCLAY DISPERSION; POLY MER COMPOSITES; THERMAL; VIBRATION PROPERTIES; VIBRATION.; VINYL ESTER; VINYL ESTER COMPOSITES; VINYL ESTERS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CLAY MINERALS; COBALT; DISPERSION (WAVES); ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FIBER OPTICS; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; KETONES; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSITION METALS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FIBERS;

EID: 52349122650     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407081368     Document Type: Article

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