Influence of the strain rate on the uniaxial tensile behavior of 4-step 3D braided composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1477-1485

  Sun, Baozhong ^b   Liu, Fang ^b   Gu, Bohong ^a,b  

^a ZHONGYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

4 Step 3D braided composites; A 3 Dimensional reinforcement; B Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); EPOXY RESINS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

3-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; STEP 3D BRAIDED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 25844524643     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.03.012     Document Type: Article

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