Flexural and interlaminar mechanical properties of unidirectional liquid crystalline single-polymer composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1953-1962

  Pegoretti, Alessandro ^a   Zanolli, Andrea ^a   Migliaresi, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Liquid crystalline polymers; A. Single polymer composites; A. Vectran; B. Mechanical properties; E. Filament winding

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CONSOLIDATION; FILAMENT WINDING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

BENDING STRESS; CHARPY IMPACT RESISTANCE; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; SINGLE-POLYMER COMPOSITES;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

COMPOSITE; IMPACT RESISTANCE; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYESTER FIBER; PREFORM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WINDING;

EID: 33746043783     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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