Environmental and chemical degradation of carbon/epoxy and structural adhesive for aerospace applications: Fickian and anomalous diffusion, Arrhenius kinetics

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2180-2195

  La Saponara, Valeria ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental degradation; Fickian diffusion; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Two stage sorption

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FUEL ADDITIVES; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; WEATHERING;

CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; CONDITIONING TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FICKIAN DIFFUSION; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 80052283903     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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