Fracture behaviour of cross-ply Nicalon/CAS-II glass-ceramic matrix composite laminate at room and elevated temperatures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1209-1218

  Yasmin, A ^a,b   Bowen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs); B. Fracture; D. Electron microscopy; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRACTURE; GLASS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL TESTING;

GLASS-CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0036753478     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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