Fatigue fracture of neat and short glass fiber reinforced polypropylene: effect of frequency and material orientation

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1009-1027

  Pegoretti, Alessandro ^a   Ricco, Theonis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENES; VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

CRACK GROWTH RATE; CRACK LENGTH; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE; INJECTION MOLDED NEAT; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITE; VISCOELASTIC CREEP;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033704835     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/KF4C-438N-JFHB-H3EB     Document Type: Article

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