Recent advances in electron-beam curing of carbon fiber-reinforced composites

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 557-561

  Coqueret, Xavier ^a   Krzeminski, Mickael ^a   Ponsaud, Philippe ^a   Defoort, Brigitte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

^b AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composites; Electron beam curing; Fiber matrix interactions; Matrix toughening

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; COVALENT COUPLINGS; CROSSLINKING POLYMERIZATION; CURING KINETICS; DEGREE OF CONTROL; ELECTRON-BEAM CURING; FIBER-MATRIX ADHESION; FIBER-MATRIX INTERACTIONS; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACES; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HIGH-ENERGY RADIATIONS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HIGH-T; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; MATRIX PRECURSORS; MATRIX SHRINKAGE; MATRIX TOUGHENING; POLYMER NETWORKS; PREVIOUS YEAR; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RESEARCH GROUPS; THERMAL CURING; THERMOPLASTIC TOUGHENING; TRANSVERSE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSVERSE STRAIN;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CURING; FIBERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBERS;

CARBON FIBER; FREE RADICAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON BEAM; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION ENERGY; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 67349096276     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.03.042     Document Type: Article

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