Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Vol. 50, No. 8, ready to read

Featuring aerogels, epoxy resin and water absorption behaviour studies.

This new issue contains the following articles, which are available to members via My IOM3.

Mechanical and thermal properties of glass/epoxy composites filled with silica aerogels
Erdem Selver, Burak Öztaş, Mehmet Uçar, Nuray Uçar, Murat Baydoğan, Pelin Altay & Berkay Geygel
Pages: 371-383
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1903142

Strain prediction and analysis of GF/epoxy composite cylindrical shells with various internal defects
Hui Bai, Hu Hui, Bin Yang, Song Huang, Da Huang, Yiwen Yuan & Guang Xian
Pages: 384-395
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1907681

Silica-coated metal-organic framework-β-FeOOH hybrid for improving the flame retardant and smoke suppressive properties of epoxy resin
Wenzong Xu, Liangjie Fan, Zhongqiu Qin, Yucheng Liu & Meng Li
Pages: 396-405
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1909232

Water absorption behaviour for IIR/EPDM loaded with carbon black
M. H. El-Nashar, M. H. M. Soleiman, A. A. Yehia, M. H. Khalil, H. H. Hassan & Sh. A. Kairy
Pages: 406-414
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1909863

Physical and mechanical properties of bamboo/flax fibre reinforced epoxy composite water absorption behaviour and high-temperature conditions
Suryani Salim, Teuku Rihayat, Shafira Riskina & Aida Safitri
Pages: 415-424
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2021.1910776