Fracture characterization of woven fabric reinforced thermoplastic composites

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-193

  Zenasni, R ^a   Bachir, A S ^b   Arguelles A ^c   Castrillo, M A ^c   Vina J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET DE LA TECHNOLOGIE D ORAN MOHAMED BOUDIAF   (Algeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Delamination; Glass fiber; Matrix PEI; Mode I (DCB); Mode II (ENF); SEM; Strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; POLYETHERIMIDES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE;

FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; WOVEN FABRIC REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 34249863362     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2400277     Document Type: Article

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