Sample preparation techniques for nano-mechanical characterization of glass fiber reinforced polyester matrix composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-65

  Khanna, Sanjeev K ^a   Winter, Robb M ^b   Ranganathan, P ^b   Yedla, S B ^b   Kalukanimuttam, M ^b   Paruchuri, Kiran ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c South Dakota School of Mines Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Interface interphase; B. Surface properties; Nanomechanical testing

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ETCHING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE INTERFACES; POLYESTERS; SPECIMEN PREPARATION; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

NANOMECHANICAL TESTING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0037277917     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(02)00231-2     Document Type: Article

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