TY - GEN
T1 - Characterization of vinyl ester-glass microballoon syntactic foams for marine applications
AU - Gupta, N.
AU - Ye, R.
AU - Porfiri, M.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Hollow particle (microballoon) filled composites, called syntactic foams, are known as highly damage tolerant lightweight composites. Epoxy and aluminum matrix syntactic foams containing glass microballoons have been widely studied for marine and aerospace applications and have been found suitable for structural and a variety of other applications. The present study is focused on synthesis and characterization of vinyl ester matrix syntactic foams. Vinyl ester resins have lower density, comparable tensile strength, higher modulus of elasticity, and lower coefficient of thermal expansion than epoxy resins. The tensile and compressive properties of vinyl ester matrix syntactic foams are characterized. Results show promise in these materials in marine structural applications.
AB - Hollow particle (microballoon) filled composites, called syntactic foams, are known as highly damage tolerant lightweight composites. Epoxy and aluminum matrix syntactic foams containing glass microballoons have been widely studied for marine and aerospace applications and have been found suitable for structural and a variety of other applications. The present study is focused on synthesis and characterization of vinyl ester matrix syntactic foams. Vinyl ester resins have lower density, comparable tensile strength, higher modulus of elasticity, and lower coefficient of thermal expansion than epoxy resins. The tensile and compressive properties of vinyl ester matrix syntactic foams are characterized. Results show promise in these materials in marine structural applications.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84867761853
SN - 9781604239669
T3 - American Society for Composites - 22nd Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2007 - Composites: Enabling a New Era in Civil Aviation
SP - 1875
EP - 1889
BT - American Society for Composites - 22nd Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2007 - Composites
T2 - 22nd Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2007 - Composites: Enabling a New Era in Civil Aviation
Y2 - 17 September 2007 through 19 September 2007
ER -