Mechanical properties of Kevlar® KM2 single fiber

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 197-203

  Cheng, Ming ^a   Chen, Weinong ^a   Weerasooriya, Tusit ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; FRICTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULES; STRAIN; TENSILE STRESS; TEXTURES;

BALLISTIC; CARTESIAN COORDINATES; KELVAR KM2 SINGLE FIBER; LONGITUDINAL TENSILE;

FIBERS;

EID: 18344419595     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1857937     Document Type: Article

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