Mechanical properties and failure behaviour of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites under the influence of moisture

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 595-604

  Selzer, R ^a   Friedrich, K ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites; Failure behaviour; Mechanical properties; Moisture

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYETHER ETHER KETONES; THERMOSETS; WATER;

DISTILLED WATER;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030649467     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(96)00154-6     Document Type: Article

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