Fibre orientation effects on the fracture of short fibre polymer composites: On the existence of a critical fibre orientation on varying internal material variables

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3619-3628

  Fara, S ^a   Pavan, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION;

CRITICAL FIBER ORIENTATION FACTOR; FIBER CONTENT; FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; MEAN FIBER LENGTH;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 3042854403     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JMSC.0000030714.13161.f6     Document Type: Article

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