Mechanical performance of carbon fibre-reinforced composites based on preforms stitched with innovative low-melting temperature and matrix soluble thermoplastic yarns

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1572-1581

  Beier, Uwe ^a   Wolff Fabris, Felipe ^a   Fischer, Frank ^a   Sandler, Jan K W ^a   Altstädt, Volker ^a   Hülder, Gerrit ^b   Schmachtenberg, Ernst ^b   Spanner, Hermann ^c   Weimer, Christian ^c   Roser, Tim ^c   Buchs, Wolfgang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (France)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); Low melting temperature; Preform; Soluble thermoplastic yarn

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BOLTED JOINTS; BOLTS; CARBON; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; FORMING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MELTING POINT; METAL MELTING; METAL RECOVERY; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PAINTING; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERS; PREFORMING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; SEPARATION; STANDARDS; SULFATE MINERALS; WOOL; YARN;

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BOLT BEARING; CARBON FIBRES; COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE; COMPOSITE STRENGTH; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDING (RTM); EPOXY MATRICES; LIQUID COMPOSITE MOULDING; LOAD DIRECTION; LOW-MELTING TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES; MELTING TEMPERATURE; POLYAMIDE YARNS; POLYESTER YARN; PREFORM; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; RESIN INJECTIONS; SOLUBLE THERMOPLASTIC YARN; STITCHED PREFORMS; YARN DENSITY;

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES;

EID: 50249125305     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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