Initiation of stress-corrosion cracking in unidirectional glass/polymer composite materials

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 231-246

  Megel, M ^a   Kumosa, L ^a   Ely, T ^a   Armentrout, D ^a   Kumosa, M ^a  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; BRITTLENESS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NITRIC ACID; PH EFFECTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOUND INSULATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

UNIDIRECTIONAL GLASS-POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0035252021     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00208-6     Document Type: Article

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