The effect on the mechanical properties of carbon/epoxy composites of polyamide coatings on the fibers

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1813-1823

  Varelidis, P C ^a   McCullough, R L ^b   Papaspyrides, C D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; Adhesion; Mode I fracture toughness; Polyamide coating

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYAMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB) TEST;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; COATING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POLYAMIDE;

CARBON FIBER; COATINGS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYAMIDE; TESTING;

EID: 0032752266     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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