Fiber-fiber interactions in carbon mat thermoplastics

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 469-483

  Caba, A C ^a   Loos, A C ^b   Batra, R C ^c  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; Fibre fibre contacts

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FRICTION; POLYPROPYLENES; YIELD STRESS;

CARBON MAT THERMOPLASTICS (CMT); FIBER VOLUME FRACTIONS (FVF); FIBRE FIBRE CONTACTS; HYDRODYNAMIC LUBRICATION COEFFICIENTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC); POWER LAW;

THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 33845193012     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.02.024     Document Type: Article

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