Thermo-physical performance of organoclay coatings deposited on the surfaces of glass fibre-reinforced epoxy composites using an atmospheric pressure plasma or a resin binder

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 62-71

  Kandola, Baljinder K ^a   Luangtriratana, Piyanuch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma; Fibre reinforced epoxy composites; Organoclay; Thermal barrier coating

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; COATINGS; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS FIBERS; HEAT FLUX; MONOMERS; ORGANOCLAY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS; SILICON;

ATMOSPHERIC ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; DIGITAL MICROSCOPY; FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; HEAT RELEASE RATE (HRR); SCANNING ELECTRONS; SELF-EXTINGUISHING;

THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS;

COATING; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANOCLAY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLASMA; THERMAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84906943227     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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