Basic mechanical properties of balloon-type TEEK-L polyimide-foam and TEEK-L filled aramid-honeycomb core materials for sandwich structures

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-363

  Kuwabara, Akitsu ^a   Ozasa, Megumi ^a   Shimokawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Watanabe, Naoyuki ^a   Nomoto, Kazuhiko ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Showa Aircraft Industry Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Balloon type; Compression test; Mechanical properties; Plate shear test; Principle of superposition; Sandwich core materials; Teek l filled aramid honeycomb; Teek l polyimide foam; Tension test

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; FOAMS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYIMIDES; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BALLOON TYPE; PLATE-SHEAR TEST; PRINCIPLE OF SUPERPOSITION; SANDWICH CORE MATERIALS; TEAK-I FILLED ARAMID HONEYCOMB; TEEK-I POLYIMIDE FOAMS; TENSION TEST;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 29044448331     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855105774470384     Document Type: Article

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