Modification of dicyandiamide-cured epoxy resin with different molecular weights of polyethylene glycol and its effect on epoxy/glass prepreg characteristics

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 705-713

  Mahnam, Navid ^a   Beheshty, Mohammad Hosain ^a   Barmar, Mohammad ^a   Shervin, Mahdieh ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

epoxy; polyethylene glycol; toughening

Indexed keywords

DIGLYCIDYL ETHER OF BISPHENOL-A; EPOXY; EPOXY MATRICES; HOMOGENEOUS BLENDS; LAP SHEAR STRENGTH; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES;

CURING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TOUGHENING;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 84883188515     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008313483151     Document Type: Article

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