Development of polyimide-nanosilica filled EPDM based light rocket motor insulator compound: Influence of polyimide-nanosilica loading on thermal, ablation, and mechanical properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-15

  Singh, Sangita ^a   Guchhait, P K ^a   Bandyopadhyay, G G ^b   Chaki, T K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. High temperature property; D. Thermal analysis; E. Compression moulding

Indexed keywords

ABLATION RATES; AROMATIC POLYIMIDES; CHAR YIELD; COEFFICIENT-OF-THERMAL EXPANSION; COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION; E. COMPRESSION MOULDINGS; EROSION RESISTANCE; FTIR; LAUNCHING SYSTEMS; NANO-SILICA; NANOCOMPOSITE FORMATIONS; NANOSILICA PARTICLES; NON-POLAR; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SEM AND TEM; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIAL;

ABLATION; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISPERSIONS; LAUNCH VEHICLES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; ROCKET ENGINES; SILICA; THERMOANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84866939665     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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