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15 - General Engineering

University of Southampton

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Output 317 of 706 in the submission

Article title

Hygrothermal ageing of plant oil based marine composites

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.02.003

Title of journal

Composite Structures

Article number

Volume number

101

Issue number

First page of article

138

ISSN of journal

0263-8223

Year of publication

2013

URL

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00773-012-0205-y#

Number of additional authors

Additional information

Significance of output:

Plant oil based resins offer a renewable source to replace the hydrocarbon derived polyester resins used in typical boat building composite applications (e.g. glass fibre hulls). Such applications of course require good resistance to moisture uptake. This study has therefore assessed the mechanisms of moisture uptake in 2 plant oil based resins, and the ensuing effect on the mechanical properties of the resin in a glass-fibre composite. This work was supported by Sustainable Composites plc, Bioresin and the IMarEst and this study forms an important step in developing “green” composites for possible hull applications.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract