Ambient cure POSS-epoxy matrices for marine composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1441-1446

  Tucker, Samuel J ^a   Fu, Bruce ^b   Kar, Sritama ^a   Heinz, Stephen ^a   Wiggins, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

^b Hybrid Plastics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; A. Polymer matrix composites; A. Thermomechanical; E. Resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; AMBIENT CURE; CURE EPOXY; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOLDINGS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EPOXY MATRICES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE; LOW VISCOSITY; MARINE COMPOSITES; POLYHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSESQUIOXANES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE MODULI; TENSILE MODULI; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMO-MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; VINYL ESTERS;

CURING; ELASTIC MODULI; EPOXY RESINS; ETHERS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MOLDING; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHENOLS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESINS;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 78049448747     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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