Effect of cooling rate and stacking sequence on the fatigue behavior of notched quasi-isotropic AS4/PEEK laminates

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-134

  Vure, Narayana Rao S ^a   Kriz, Ronald D ^b  

^a Quantum Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

AS4 PEEK laminates; Composite materials; Constant strain to failure; Cooling rate; Crystallinity; Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Semicrystalline; Stacking sequence; Thermoplastic

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYETHER ETHER KETONES; STACKING FAULTS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

COOLING RATE; CRYSTALLINITY; NOTCHED QUASI ISOTROPIC AS4/POLYETHER ETHER KETONE LAMINATES; STACKING SEQUENCE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030123358     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10524j     Document Type: Article

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