Radiation curing of carbon fibre composites

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 14-17

  Spadaro, G ^a   Alessi, S ^a   Dispenza, C ^a   Sabatino, M A ^a   Pitarresi, G ^a   Tumino, D ^b   Przbytniak, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin; Delamination fracture toughness; Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis; Radiation curing

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION FRACTURE; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRON BEAM ACCELERATOR; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY; INTER-LAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTHS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISATION; RADIATION CURING;

CARBON FIBERS; CURING; DYNAMICS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; RESINS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

CARBON FIBER; RESIN;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION CURING; RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; SHEAR STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84887816985     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2013.05.052     Document Type: Article

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