Thermo-mechanical fatigue of centrally notched and unnotched AS-4/PEEK APC-2 composite laminates

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 901-909

  Jen, Ming Hwa R ^a   Tseng, Yu Chung ^a   Lin, Wei Hwang ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chinese Military Academy   (China)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Elevated temperature; Fatigue; Laminate; Notch

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CYCLIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FATIGUE; LAMINATE; NOTCH;

LAMINATES;

EID: 33646496183     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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