Abstract
High temperature imide based composites offer significant weight savings over steel and titanium in applications in the 149°C (300°F) to 288°C (550°F) region. A recent laboratory test program showed that when graphite bismaleimide composites are immersed in salt water while in contact with a metal the resin is removed from the fibers and the composite delaminates. Because of the corrosive operating environment and the importance of imide based composites to the Navy, a program to examine this degradation was initiated at NADC. This paper describes the experiments performed and the results of this initial study.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1273-1287 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings) |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | pt 2 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1991 |
| Event | 36th International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition - San Diego, CA, USA Duration: Apr 15 1991 → Apr 18 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering