Effect of Moisture on Epoxy Resins and Composites

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn STP 658, Issue , 1978, Pages 2-20

  Delasi, R ^a   Whiteside, J B ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

composite materials; diffusion kinetics; epoxy castings; epoxy composites; glass transition temperature; moisture diffusivity; relative humidity dependence; swelling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS CERAMICS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SWELLING; TEMPERATURE;

%MOISTURE; COMPOSITES MATERIAL; DIFFUSION KINETICS; EPOXY CASTING; EPOXY COMPOSITE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; PROPERTY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY DEPENDENCE;

EPOXY COMPOSITES;

EID: 85168421716     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/STP34855S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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