The prediction of tensile failure in titanium-based thermoplastic fibre-metal laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2306-2316

  Cortes P ^a   Cantwell, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fibre metal laminates (FMLs); C. Failure criterion; C. Laminate theory

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DEBONDING; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; METALS; POLYETHER ETHER KETONES; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TITANIUM;

FAILURE CRITERION; FIBRE-METAL LAMINATES; LAMINATE THEORY;

LAMINATES;

CARBON FIBER; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; LAMINATE; LOADING (TESTING); METAL FIBER; STRAIN; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMOPLASTIC FIBER; TITANIUM;

EID: 33746056080     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.11.031     Document Type: Article

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