Carbon composites based on multiaxial multiply stitched preforms. Part 2. KES-F characterisation of the deformability of the preforms at low loads

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 359-370

  Lomov, S V ^a,d   Verpoest, I ^a   Barburski, M ^a,c   Laperre, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CENTEXBEL   (Belgium)

^c LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

A. Fabrics textiles; B. Mechanical properties; D. Mechanical testing; E. Forming

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; DEFORMATION; FORMING; TEXTILES;

MULTIAXIAL MULTIPLY FABRICS (MMF);

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION TESTS; DEFORMATION; FORMING; TEXTILES;

EID: 0037387368     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(03)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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