The influence of fibre sizing on the strength and fracture toughness of glass fibre composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 245-255

  Feih, S ^a   Wei, J ^a   Kingshott, P ^a   Sorensen B F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; B. Fracture toughness; B. Interface Interphase; B. Surface properties

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RESINS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TOUGHNESS;

FIBER/MATRIX INTERFACE; GLASS SURFACE; INTERFACE/INTERPHASE; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL LINK;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 10444227306     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.06.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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