Fiber alignment in directed carbon fiber preforms - A feasibility study

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-74

  Harper, L T ^a   Turner, T A ^a   Martin, J R B ^a   Warrior, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Discontinuous reinforcement; Mechanical properties; Preform

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANNING; PREFORMING; REINFORCEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STIFFNESS;

ALIGNED FIBERS; ALIGNMENT METHODS; DISCONTINUOUS FIBERS; DISCONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBER ALIGNMENTS; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER LENGTHS; FIBER PREFORMS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; LOADING DIRECTIONS; MAXIMUM STIFFNESSES; PRE-FORMS; RANDOM FIBERS; STRENGTH RETENTIONS; TENSILE STIFFNESSES;

CARBON FIBERS;

EID: 58149348533     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308098151     Document Type: Article

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