Effect of nanofibres on the curing characteristics of an epoxy matrix

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-41

  De Schoenmaker, Bert ^a   van der Heijden, Sam ^a   Moorkens, Sofie ^a   Rahier, Hubert ^b   van Assche, Guy ^b   De Clerck, Karen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Nano composites; A. Textile composites; B. Curing; D. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); E. Electro spinning

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATING EFFECT; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CURING CHARACTERISTICS; CURING CYCLE; CURING REACTIONS; DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A; E. ELECTRO-SPINNING; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EPOXY MATRICES; KNOW-THAT; METHYLENE DIANILINE; MICROFIBERS; MODULATED TEMPERATURE; NANO-FIBROUS; NONISOTHERMAL; QUASI-ISOTHERMAL; SURFACE HYDROXYL; TEXTILE COMPOSITE;

CURING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHERS; ISOTHERMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SPINNING (FIBERS);

NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84874775648     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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