TY - GEN
T1 - Long-term effect of seawater on glass/thermoset composites
AU - Abdel-Magid, B.
AU - Mourad, A. H.I.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The effects of seawater and temperature on the mechanical properties of two fiberglass/thermoset composites, namely glass/epoxy and glass/urethane materials, are presented in this paper. Test parameters included immersion time, ranging from three months to two years, and temperature including room temperature (23° C) and hot temperature (65°C). At room temperature, the effect of seawater varies from minimum effect on glass/epoxy to moderate decrease in the properties of glass/polyurethane composites. However at 65° C, the strength of both composites decreased by nearly 40%.
AB - The effects of seawater and temperature on the mechanical properties of two fiberglass/thermoset composites, namely glass/epoxy and glass/urethane materials, are presented in this paper. Test parameters included immersion time, ranging from three months to two years, and temperature including room temperature (23° C) and hot temperature (65°C). At room temperature, the effect of seawater varies from minimum effect on glass/epoxy to moderate decrease in the properties of glass/polyurethane composites. However at 65° C, the strength of both composites decreased by nearly 40%.
KW - Composite materials
KW - Durability
KW - Fiberglass/polyurethane composites
KW - Glass/epoxy
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84903976316
SN - 9788888785332
T3 - ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials
BT - ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials
PB - European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM
T2 - 15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012
Y2 - 24 June 2012 through 28 June 2012
ER -