A comparative analysis of alternative models to predict the tensile strength of untreated and surface oxidised carbon fibers

Carbon

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1091-1101

  Paiva, M C ^a   Bernardo, C A ^a   Edie, D D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; B. Oxidation; D. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

SURFACE OXIDATION;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 0035000512     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(00)00232-3     Document Type: Article

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