Environmental effects on glass fiber reinforced polypropylene thermoplastic composite laminate for structural applications

Polymer Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 604-611

  Robert, Mathieu ^a   Roy, René ^a   Benmokrane, Brahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS THEORY; BEFORE AND AFTER; DEICING SALTS; DURABILITY PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FREEZE/THAW CYCLES; LONG-TERM PROPERTIES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SALT SOLUTION; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; TAP WATER; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE LAMINATES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DURABILITY; GLASS FIBERS; LAMINATES; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERMOPLASTICS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 77949510378     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20834     Document Type: Article

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