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Plastics, Rubber and Composites
Macromolecular Engineering
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Original Article

Synergistic enhancement in mechanical and ballistic properties of HTPB based energetic polymer composites

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Pages 446-452 | Received 24 Jan 2013, Accepted 06 Apr 2013, Published online: 03 Dec 2013

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