An analysis of the effect of the diameters of glass microspheres on the mechanical behavior of glass-microsphere/epoxy-matrix composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 2087-2091

  D'Almeida, J R M ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; Performance indexes

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EPOXY RESINS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SIZE DETERMINATION; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VOLUME FRACTION;

GLASS MICROSPHERES; MICROSPHERE RESIN INTERFACE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ANALYSIS; DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; STRESS;

EID: 0033230580     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00066-4     Document Type: Article

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