Fiber pullout behavior and impact toughness of short shaped copper fibers in thermoset matrices

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 683-690

  Bagwell, Renee M ^a   Wetherhold, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Thermosetting resin; B. Impact behaviour; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FIBERS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYESTERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSETS;

COPPER FIBERS; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; POLYESTER RESINS; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC);

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 13844321632     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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