Effect of cryogenic temperature on the fracture toughness of graphite/epoxy composites

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-157

  Kalarikkal, S G ^b   Sankar, B V ^a,b   Ifju, P G ^b  

^a ASME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAPHITE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURE; GRAPHITE/EPOXY COMPOSITES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT DIAGRAM;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33646003907     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2172274     Document Type: Article

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