Silicone rubber ablative composites improved with zirconium carbide or zirconia

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-77

  Yang, Dong ^a   Zhang, Wei ^a   Jiang, Benzheng ^a   Guo, Yang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ABLATION RATES; CERAMIC LAYER; ELONGATION AT BREAK; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SILICONE RUBBER; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; ZIRCONIUM CARBIDE;

ELASTOMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SILICON CARBIDE; SILICONES; THERMOANALYSIS; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84866978013     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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