Influence of hygrothermal environment on thermal and mechanical properties of carbon fiber/fiberglass hybrid composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 432-437

  Tsai, Y I ^a   Bosze, E J ^a   Barjasteh, E ^a   Nutt, S R ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; A. Glass fibers; B. Hygrothermal effect; B. Interface; C. Crack

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACKS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIBERS; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HYBRID MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; SORPTION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER ANALYSIS;

A. CARBON FIBERS; A. GLASS FIBERS; B. HYGROTHERMAL EFFECT; B. INTERFACE; C. CRACK;

CARBON FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; CARBON FIBER; DYNAMICS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE; SHEAR PROPERTY;

EID: 59149095614     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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