Mechanical performance of carbon fibre-reinforced composites based on stitched preforms

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1655-1663

  Beier, Uwe ^a   Fischer, Frank ^a   Sandler, Jan K W ^a   Altstädt, Volker ^a   Weimer, Christian ^b   Buchs, Wolfgang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (France)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Preform; B. Mechanical properties; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); E. Stitching

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; POLYESTERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STITCHING (METAL JOINING); YARN;

REINFORCED COMPOSITES; TENSILE FATIGUE; ZIGZAG GEOMETRY;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBERS; POLYESTERS; SEWING; STIFFNESS; YARN;

EID: 34250345261     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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