Mechanical performance of 2-D braided carbon/epoxy composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 253-265

  Falzon, Paul J ^a   Herszberg, Israel ^b  

^a Coop Res Ctr for Aerosp S ^*  (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

BRAIDED COMPOSITES; PREPREG TAPES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-BRAID-REINFORCED; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032004504     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00133-4     Document Type: Article

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