Comparison of tensile properties of weft-knit 1 × 1 rib glass/epoxy composites with a different location of layers

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2172-2176

  Tercan, Mevlüt ^a   Asi, Osman ^a   Yüksekkaya, Mehmet Emin ^a   Aktaş, Alaattin ^a  

^a USAK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; HOT PRESSING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; YARN;

GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITES; TEX GLASS YARN; WEFT-KNIT;

KNIT FABRICS;

CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; GLASS FIBERS; HOT PRESSING; KNIT FABRICS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; YARN;

EID: 34249016438     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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