Low-energy impact effects on candidate automotive structural composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 755-769

  Corum, J M ^a   Battiste, R L ^a   Ruggles Wrenn, M B ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; A. Glass fibers; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Impact behavior; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE; CARBON FIBER; ENERGY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT; STRENGTH;

EID: 0037401997     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00265-8     Document Type: Article

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