Enhancement of the compressive strength of Kevlar-29/epoxy resin unidirectional composites

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-364

  D'Aloia, James ^a   Newell, James A ^a   Del Vecchio, Christopher ^a   Hill, Christopher ^a   Santino, David ^a   Russell, Krystal ^a  

^a Rowan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; High performance polymers; Kevlar

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; ICE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; PAINTING; RESINS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

(060.2410) FIBERS; (PL) PROPERTIES; (T ,S)-SPLITTING; ENHANCEMENT RESULTS; FAILURE MECHANISMS; MICRO-BUCKLING; SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); UNIDIRECTIONAL (UD) COMPOSITES;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 44849086139     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008307086177     Document Type: Article

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