Determination and modelling of the cure shrinkage of epoxy vinylester resin and associated composites by considering thermal gradients

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-87

  Nawab, Yasir ^a   Tardif, Xavier ^a   Boyard, Nicolas ^a   Sobotka, Vincent ^a   Casari, Pascal ^a   Jacquemin, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Cure shrinkage; D. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SHRINKAGE; CURE SHRINKAGE; CURING DEGREE; DEGREE OF CURE; GLASS FIBRE COMPOSITES; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); RESIDUAL STRAINS; STRONG COUPLING; THERMAL FIELD; THERMOSET POLYMERS; VINYLESTER RESINS; VOLUME VARIATION;

CHEMICAL BONDS; CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELASTICITY; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; RESINS; SHRINKAGE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOSETS; UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84867817900     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.09.018     Document Type: Article

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