Micromechanical phenomena during hygrothermal ageing of model composites investigated by Raman spectroscopy. Part II: Comparison of the behaviour of PBO and M5 fibres compared with Twaron

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1020-1026

  Cervenka, A J ^a   Young, R J ^a   Kueseng, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b WALAILAK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Resins; B. Environmental degradation; C. Micro mechanics

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RESINS; STRAIN; SURFACE TREATMENT;

HYGROTHERMAL AGEING; MICRO-MECHANICS; SHEAR LAG-PARAMETER; TWARON FIBERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 17644411086     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.10.034     Document Type: Article

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