Rapid evaluation of long-term thermal degradation of carbon fibre epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 523-530

  Wolfrum, J ^a   Eibl, S ^a   Lietch, L ^a  

^a Bundeswehr Research Institute for Materials Explosives Fuels and Lubricants   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Thermal properties; D. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy; E. Heat treatment

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

A. CARBON FIBRES; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. THERMAL PROPERTIES; D. INFRARED (IR) SPECTROSCOPY; E. HEAT TREATMENT;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TESTING;

EID: 59349116741     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.11.018     Document Type: Article

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