Study on thermoplastic-modified multifunctional epoxies: Influence of heating rate on cure behaviour and phase separation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1172-1179

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Guo, Qipeng ^a   Fox, Bronwyn L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Polymers; B. Fracture toughness; C. Crack; D. Optical microscopy; E. Out of autoclave curing

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMERS; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; C. CRACK; D. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; E. OUT-OF-AUTOCLAVE CURING;

AUTOCLAVES; BOILERS; CRACKS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEATING; HEATING RATE; OPTICAL DATA STORAGE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE MODULATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SIZE SEPARATION;

PHASE SEPARATION;

FRACTURE; HEATING; KINETICS; POLYETHER SULFONE; PREPREG; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 64849099375     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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