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Climatic Aging of Aviation Polymer Composite Materials: I. Influence of Significant Factors

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The review analyzes the influence of the significant factors of action of various climatic zones on the deformation–strength characteristics of polymer composite materials. The generalized index of aging is shown to depend on the exposure conditions and time, the physicochemical transformations in materials, temperature, the nature of reinforcing filler, the presence of sorbed moisture, and methodological measurement errors.

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Kablov, E.N., Startsev, V.O. Climatic Aging of Aviation Polymer Composite Materials: I. Influence of Significant Factors. Russ. Metall. 2020, 364–372 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036029520040102

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