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Climatic aging of composite aviation materials: III. Significant aging factors

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The climatic aging of aviation polymer composite materials under mechanical loading is studied. A synergetic effect of these factors on the damage of the materials is found.

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Original Russian Text © E.N. Kablov, O.V. Startsev, A.S. Krotov, V.N. Kirillov, 2011, published in Deformatsiya i Razrushenie Materialov, 2011, No. 1, pp. 34–40.

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Kablov, E.N., Startsev, O.V., Krotov, A.S. et al. Climatic aging of composite aviation materials: III. Significant aging factors. Russ. Metall. 2012, 323–329 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036029512040040

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