The moisture effect on the fatigue crack growth of glass particle and fiber reinforced epoxies with strong and weak bonding conditions Part 2. A microscopic study on toughening mechanism

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 13-14, 2004, Pages 1991-2007

  Kawaguchi, Takafumi ^a   Pearson, Raymond A ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites(PMCs); Crack; Fatigue; Interface; Optical microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FLUORESCENCE; GLASS; LOADING; MOISTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRACK PINNING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; TOUGHENING MECHANISM;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

OPTICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 3042715270     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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