Dye penetrant induced microcracking in high performance thermoplastic polyimide composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-48

  Clifton Furrow, A Paige ^a   Dillard, David A ^a   St Clair, Terry L ^b   Hinkley, Jeffrey ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DYES; POLISHING; POLYIMIDES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOPLASTICS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

IMMERSION TESTS; ZINC IODINE DYES;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031649480     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803200102     Document Type: Article

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