Basalt woven fiber reinforced vinylester composites: Flexural and electrical properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 337-342

  Carmisciano, Salvatore ^a   Rosa, Igor Maria De ^a   Sarasini, Fabrizio ^a   Tamburrano, Alessio ^a   Valente, Marco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARENT INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; BASALT FIBER; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; E-GLASS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FRACTURED SURFACES; INTERLAMINAR; SEM; VINYLESTER COMPOSITES; WEAVE PATTERNS; WOVEN FABRICS; WOVEN FIBERS;

BASALT; CEMENTS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FABRICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBERS; GLASS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TITRATION; WEAVING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77956181031     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.06.042     Document Type: Article

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