Interlaminar fracture toughness of CF/PEI and GF/PEI composites at elevated temperatures

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-190

  Kim, Ki Young ^a   Ye, Lin ^a   Phoa, Kim Meng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon and glass fibre; Interlaminar fracture toughness; Polyetherimide; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYETHERIMIDES; STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; FIBER BRIDGING; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 3543137158     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ACMA.0000026586.12629.7e     Document Type: Article

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