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The effect of moisture on composite materials was examined experimentally by means of flexural and interlaminar shear tests of a typical glass-epoxy system. CIBA Araldite 507 epoxy resin and HY956 hardener were used as a matrix material, cross-ply laminates were cut into [±45] and [0/90] specimens.
Test results of laminated specimens are compared with unfilled epoxy specimens in most conditions. It was found that an approximate method can be used to calculate the degradation of composite laminates under moisture attack, when the degradation of resin matrix is known.
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Wang, C.S., Chang, G.C. (1983). The Effect of Moisture Absorption on Composite Laminates. In: Marshall, I.H. (eds) Composite Structures 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6640-6_19
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