Influence of thermal history on transverse cracking in a carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composite

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-275

  Ogi, Keiji ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon epoxy; Mechanical properties; Post cure; Thermal history; Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK INITIATION; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SHRINKAGE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0037282589     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855102762506308     Document Type: Article

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