Study of matrix micro-cracking in nano clay and acrylic tri-block-copolymer modified epoxy/basalt fiber-reinforced pressure-retaining structures

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 882-896

  Bashar, M ^a   Sundararaj, U ^b   Mertiny, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epoxy nanocomposites; Filament winding; Fracture toughness; Matrix cracking; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960953385     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.87     Document Type: Article

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