The interlaminar and intralaminar fracture toughness of carbon-fibre/polymer composites: The effect of temperature

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1433-1444

  Cowley, Kevin D ^a   Beaumont, Peter W R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. carbon fibres; A. polymer matrix composites; B. fracture toughness; B. high temperature properties

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSETS;

CRACK TIP; CRACK WAKE EVENTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; FRACTURES;

EID: 0031277818     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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