Fatigue performance characterisation of resistance-welded thermoplastic composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1759-1765

  Dubé, Martine ^a   Hubert, Pascal ^a   Gallet, Jan N A H ^b   Stavrov, Darko ^b   Bersee, Harald E N ^b   Yousefpour, Ali ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Thermoplastic resin; B. Fatigue; E. Joints joining; Resistance welding

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESISTANCE WELDING; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS;

DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; INTERLAMINAR FAILURE; STATIC LAP SHEAR STRENGTH;

THERMOPLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; HEATING; MATRIX; POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; POLYETHER IMIDE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH; SYNTHETIC RESIN; TESTING; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER; WELDING;

EID: 42249084225     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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