Comparison of seawater absorption properties of thermoset resins based composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-130

  Visco, A M ^a   Campo, N ^a   Cianciafara, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Mechanical properties; Seawater absorption; Thermosetting resin

Indexed keywords

A. LAMINATES; ABSORPTION PROPERTY; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BEFORE AND AFTER; COMPACT STRUCTURES; CONVERSION RATES; CURE RATE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; MACROMOLECULAR CHAIN; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; RESIN CURE; STERIC HINDRANCES; THERMOSET RESIN; THERMOSETTING RESINS; VINYL ESTER RESIN; VINYL ESTERS; WATER DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CURING; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REACTION RATES; RESINS; SEAWATER; THERMOSETS; VINYL RESINS;

POLYESTER RESINS;

EID: 78650242130     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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