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A Testing Platform for Durability Studies of Polymers and Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites under Concurrent Hygrothermo-mechanical Stimuli
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A Testing Platform for Durability Studies of Polymers and Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites under Concurrent Hygrothermo-mechanical Stimuli

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[Water uptake and solubility of 3 filling plastic materials in relation to hardness tests and time]

V J Viohl, P Gerhardt

    Deutsche Zahnarztliche Zeitschrift
    |May 1, 1975
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