Carbon composites based on multi-axial multi-ply stitched preforms - Part 6. Fatigue behaviour at low loads: Stiffness degradation and damage development

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1633-1645

  Vallons, Katleen ^a   Zong, Mengmeng ^a   Lomov, Stepan V ^a   Verpoest, Ignaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

B. Fatigue; B. Mechanical properties; Non crimp fabric composites

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE DAMAGE; PREFORMING; STIFFNESS; TENSILE TESTING; X RAY FILMS;

FATIGUE TENSILE TESTS; NON-CRIMP FABRIC COMPOSITES; NON-STITCHED UD LAMINATES;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 34250344224     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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