Mode-II Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Carbon/Epoxy Laminates

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 389-400

  Saidpour, Hossein ^a   Barikani, Mehdi ^b   Sezen, Mutlu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compression after impact; Corbon epoxy composite; Delamination; End notched flexure (ENF) test; Fracture toughness; Unidirectional fibre laminate

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; DELAMINATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FLEXURAL LOADING; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE SYSTEMS (MTM);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0242410192     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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