Mode I and mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates toughened by carbon nanofiber interlayer

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 516-525

  Arai, Masahiro ^a   Noro, Yukihiro ^b   Sugimoto, Koh ichi ^a   Endo, Morinobu ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OMRON CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; A. Carbon nanotubes; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Fracture toughness; C. Delamination

Indexed keywords

BENDING TESTS; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

END NOTCH FLEXURE; VAPOR GROWN CARBON FIBER (VGCF); VAPOR GROWN CARBON NANOFIBER (VGNF);

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; LAMINATE; NANOFIBER; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 37349028020     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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