Fatigue mechanisms in unidirectional glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 759-768

  Gamstedt, E Kristofer ^a   Berglund, Lars A ^a   Peijs, Ton ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

B. Fatigue; Glass fibre reinforced polypropylene; Maleic anhydride modification; Micromechanisms

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FATIGUE TESTING; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYPROPYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SURFACE REPLICATION TECHNIQUE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; STRENGTH; TESTING;

EID: 0033117568     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00119-5     Document Type: Article

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