Interphase study of thermoplastic modified epoxy matrix composites: Phase behaviour around a single fibre influenced by heating rate and surface treatment

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-794

  Zhang, Jin ^a   Guo, Qipeng ^a   Huson, Mickey ^b   Slota, Irene ^b   Fox, Bronwyn ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Interface interphase; C. Statistical methods; D. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

A. FIBRES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPES; B. INTERFACE/INTERPHASE; CONCENTRATION OF; DESIZING; DOMAIN SIZE; EPOXY SYSTEMS; FIBRE SURFACES; GLASS FIBRES; INTERFACE/INTERPHASES; PHASE BEHAVIOUR; PHASE MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHERSULPHONES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SILANE TREATMENT; THERMOPLASTIC-MODIFIED EPOXY; TRIMETHOXYSILANE;

CALCINATION; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; HEATING; HEATING RATE; MICROSCOPES; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOLS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICS;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 77950021701     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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