A nanostructured ablative bulk molding compound: Development and characterization

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1197-1204

  Natali, Maurizio ^a   Monti, Marco ^a   Kenny, José Maria ^a   Torre, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. High temperature properties; E. Molding compounds; Oxyacetylene torch

Indexed keywords

A. NANO-STRUCTURES; ABLATIVE PROPERTIES; ABLATORS; BULK MOLDING COMPOUNDS; EROSION RATES; MASS DATA; MASS LOSS; MATRIX; MOLDING COMPOUND; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; NANO-SILICA; NANO-STRUCTURED; NANOSIZED SILICA; OPTICAL ANALYSIS; OXYACETYLENE TORCH; PHENOLIC COMPOSITES; ROCKET COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; SILICA FIBERS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ACETYLENE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; GLASS; MOLDING; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; SILICA;

ABLATIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 79959932575     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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