Impact damage resistance of CFRP with nanoclay-filled epoxy matrix

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1949-1957

  Iqbal, Kosar ^a   Khan, Shafi Ullah ^a   Munir, Arshad ^b   Kim, Jang Kyo ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid composites; A. Nanoclay; A. Nanocomposite; B. Impact behaviour; C. Damage tolerance

Indexed keywords

A. HYBRID COMPOSITES; A. NANOCLAY; A. NANOCOMPOSITE; B. IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; C. DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBERS; CLAY MINERALS; EPOXY RESINS; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT STRENGTH; LAMINATES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT; LAMINATE;

EID: 67649094111     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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