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Failure Mechanisms in Polymer Matrix Composites
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Failure Mechanisms in Polymer Matrix Composites

by P Robinson, E Greenhalgh, S Pinho
January 2012
Intermediate to advanced
464 pages
13h 52m
English
Woodhead Publishing
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Environmental induced failure in fibre-reinforced plastics

W. Broughton,     National Physical Laboratory, UK

Abstract:

This chapter examines the failure behaviour of fibre-reinforced plastics when exposed to water and other degrading chemicals. It considers natural and artificial weathering through exposure to elevated humidity and temperature (hygrothermal ageing), seawater and salt spray, ultraviolet radiation, and biological organisms. Attention is given to industrial applications and service maintenance involving acids and alkalis, solvents and aircraft products (gasoline, jet fuel, grease and de-icing fluids), and synergisms between degrading agents including applied stress and pressure. The chapter includes modelling short- and ...

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ISBN: 9781845697501