Effect of seawater and warm environment on glass/epoxy and glass/polyurethane composites

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 557-573

  Mourad, Abdel Hamid I ^a   Beckry Mohamed, Abdel Magid ^b   El Maaddawy, Tamer ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Durability; Epoxy; Fiber reinforced polymers; Mechanical properties; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURES; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DUAL MECHANISMS; DUCTILE FAILURES; EPOXY; FAILURE MECHANISM; FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; GLASS/EPOXY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IMMERSION TIME; MATRIX; MECHANICAL ADHESION; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEST PARAMETERS;

ABSORPTION; BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); DEGRADATION; DURABILITY; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; STRESSES; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78650729114     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-010-9143-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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