ID 1200

 

Comparison of the Seawater Durability of Carbon- and Glass-Polymer Composites

 

A. Kootsookos and A.P. Mouritz

The Sir Lawrence Wackett Centre for Aerospace Design Technology,

Department of Aerospace Engineering, RMIT University,

GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 3001

e-mail: alex.kootsookos@ems.rmit.edu.au

 

Keywords: carbon composite, glass composite, durability, seawater absorption, mechanical properties, interlaminar fracture