Effect of notch and test conditions on the fatigue of a glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene composite

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1243-1248

  Ferreira, J A M ^a   Costa, J D M ^a   Richardson, M O W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. damage tolerance; Fatigue strength; Moulding; Notch effect; Thermoplastic composites

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE TESTING; POLYPROPYLENES; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; NOTCH EFFECT;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; FATIGUE PROPERTIES; STRESS/STRAIN CURVES;

EID: 0031225081     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(97)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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