Thermo-mechanical responses of fiber-reinforced epoxy composites exposed to high temperature environments. Part I: Experimental data acquisition

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 26, 2010, Pages 3093-3114

  Kandare, E ^a,b   Kandola, B K ^a   Myler, P ^a   Edwards, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cone calorimetry; epoxy composites; fire retardancy; flexural modulus retention.; intumescent; thermal barrier

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETRY; EPOXY COMPOSITE; FIRE RETARDANCY; FLEXURAL MODULUS; INTUMESCENT; THERMAL BARRIER;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; FIRES; FLAME RETARDANTS; GLASS FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAT FLUX; HEATING; HEATING RATE; MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS; MODELS; RESINS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78650092242     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310373511     Document Type: Article

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