Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness of high-performance 3000 g mole-1 reactive poly(etherimide)/carbon fiber composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-162

  Bullions, Todd A ^a   Mehta, R H ^b   Tan, B ^c   McGrath, J E ^d   Kranbuehl, D ^e   Loos, A C ^a  

^a V ^*  (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture toughness; D. Fractography; E. Powder processing; Poly(etherimide) thermoset

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; CONSOLIDATION; CURING; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOSETS;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM TEST; END NOTCH FLEXURE TEST; POLYETHERIMIDE; POWDER PROCESSING; THERMOOXIDATIVE STABILITY;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032760776     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00111-0     Document Type: Article

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