Strain-rate dependence of the tensile fracture behaviour of woven-cloth reinforced polyamide composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 763-771

  Todo, Mitsugu ^a   Takahashi, Kiyoshi ^a   Béguelin, Philippe ^b   Kausch, H Henning ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced thermoplastics; High speed testing; Polyamide matrix; Strain rate dependence; Tensile behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROCRACKING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYAMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; WOVEN-CLOTH REINFORCED POLYAMIDE COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITE; REINFORCEMENT; STRAIN; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0034014091     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00184-0     Document Type: Article

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