Damage trends in cryogenically cycled carbon/polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1773-1784

  Bechel, Vernon T ^a   Kim, Ran Y ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Environmental degradation; C. Residual stress, Cryogenic cycling; C. Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

MICROCRACKS; NITROGEN; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

LIQUID NITROGEN;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

CARBON; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; CRACKING; CRYOGENICS; DAMAGE; DEGRADATION; STRESS;

EID: 2942625564     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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