Properties of thermo-chemically surface treated carbon fibers and of their epoxy and vinyl ester composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1120-1133

  Vautard, F ^a   Ozcan, S ^a   Meyer, H ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs); B. Fiber matrix bond; B. Surface properties

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; ESTER COMPOSITES; FIBER SURFACE; FIBER/MATRIX BONDS; GASPHASE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MECHANICAL INTERLOCKING; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); THERMO-CHEMICAL; THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; VINYL ESTERS; VINYLESTER COMPOSITES;

ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 84860198617     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.02.018     Document Type: Article

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