Carbon plain-weave fabric low-temperature vacuum cure epoxy composite: Static and fatigue strength at room and high temperatures and practicality evaluation

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 2245-2265

  Shimokawa, Toshiyuki ^a   Kakuta, Yoshiaki ^a   Saeki, Daisuke ^b   Kogo, Yoshiyasu ^c  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^c Honda Motor   (Japan)

Author keywords

CCD microscope; Fabric CFRP; Fatigue damage; High temperature; Low temperature cure; Practicality; Room temperature; S N relationship; Static strength; Static load damage; Vacuum cure; X ray CT scanner

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DAMAGE DETECTION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MICROSCOPES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VACUUM;

LOW-TEMPERATURE CURE; PRACTICALITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATIC TESTS; STATIC-LOAD DAMAGE;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 35148838430     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998307075438     Document Type: Article

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