Strength anisotropy of misaligned short-fibre-reinforced polymers

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 699-708

  Lauke, Bernd ^a   Fu, Shao Yun ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF POLYMER RESEARCH DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; A. Short fibre composites; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SHORT-FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 0033117566     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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