Fracture toughness and damage propagation of ultrahigh-modulus polyethylene fiber-reinforced composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-161

  Xian, X J ^a   Poon, Y M ^a   Choy, C L ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Faculty of Applied Science

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Fracture toughness; UHMPE fiber reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSCOPES; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TESTING; VOLUME FRACTION;

ULTRAHIGH MODULUS POLYETHYLENE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0031096636     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089270579701000204     Document Type: Article

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