Effect of fiber volume fraction, fiber length and fiber tow size on the energy absorption of chopped carbon fiber-polymer composites

Polymer Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-305

  Jacob, George C ^a   Starbuck, J Michael ^b   Fellers, John F ^a   Simunovic, Srdan ^b  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE STRUCTURES; CHOPPED CARBON FIBERS (CCF); DAMAGE MODES; FIBER LENGTH;

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COSTS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MATERIALS TESTING; VOLUME FRACTION;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 23144457657     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20100     Document Type: Article

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