Time-temperature superposition to determine the stress-rupture of aramid fibres

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 249-264

  Alwis, K G N C ^a   Burgoyne, C J ^b  

^a ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerated testing; Aramid fibres; Creep; Stress rupture

Indexed keywords

CREEP; CREEP TESTING; CURVE FITTING; DATA ACQUISITION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ACCELERATED TESTING; ARAMID FIBRES; CREEP CURVES; STRESS RUPTURE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 33745902802     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-006-9017-8     Document Type: Article

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