Effect of rubber modification on fracture toughness properties of glass reinforced hot cured epoxy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 16-20

  Dadfar, M R ^a   Ghadami, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTADIENE; GLASS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CURED EPOXY; FRACTURE PROPERTY; FRACTURE SURFACES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; PLANE STRAIN FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; REINFORCED EPOXY; RUBBER MODIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; THREE POINT BENDING; TOUGHNESS PROPERTIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84872422453     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.12.035     Document Type: Article

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