Comparison of mechanical properties of glass fiber/vinyl ester and carbon fiber/vinyl ester composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 417-426

  Wonderly, Christopher ^a   Grenestedt, Joachim ^a   Fernlund, Göran ^b   Cěpus, Elvis ^b  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Glass fiber; B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DELAMINATION; ESTERS; GLASS FIBERS; INDENTATION; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

CARBON FIBER LAMINATES; COMPRESSIVE LOADING; TENSILE LOADING; VINYL ESTER RESINS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 17444425320     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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