Qualitative separation of the effect of voids on the static mechanical properties of hygrothermally conditioned carbon/epoxy composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 708-716

  Zhang, A Y ^a,b   Li, D H ^a   Zhang, D X ^a   Lu, H B ^a   Xiao, H Y ^a   Jia, J ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Laminates; Mechanical properties; Moisture absorption; Porosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957948963     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.69     Document Type: Article

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