Correlation between interphase-relevant tests and the impact-damage resistance of glass/epoxy laminates with different fibre surface treatments

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 125-130

  Kessler, Andreas ^a   Bledzki, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

B. Fracture toughness; B. Interface; Glass epoxy composites; Low velocity impact; Off axis loading

Indexed keywords

FIBER PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT; LAMINATE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; SHEAR STRESS; TENSILE TESTING;

END-NOTCHED-FLEXURE (ENF) TEST; SINGLE-FIBER PUSH-OUT TEST;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033622787     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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