Measurements of fiber orientation and elastic-modulus analysis in short-fiber-reinforced composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-116

  Jung, S W ^a   Kim, S Y ^a   Nam, H W ^a   Han, K S ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULUS; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASURING;

ALGORITHMS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; CERAMIC FIBERS; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METAL CASTING; TENSILE TESTING;

FIBER ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTION (FOD);

CERMETS;

EID: 0034745722     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00200-1     Document Type: Article

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