Ablative properties of carbon black and MWNT/phenolic composites: A comparative study

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 174-182

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. High temperature properties; D. Thermal analysis; Oxyacetylene torch test

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ABLATIVE PROPERTIES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EROSION RATES; OXYACETYLENE TORCH TEST; PHENOLIC COMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

CARBON BLACK; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); PHENOLS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PYROLYSIS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CARBON PHENOLIC COMPOSITES;

EID: 81855169490     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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