Micromechanical models for stiffness prediction of alumina trihydrate (ATH) reinforced poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA): Effect of filler volume fraction and temperature

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2015-2023

  Stapountzi, O A ^a   Charalambides, M N ^a   Williams, J G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforced composites; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; C. Modelling

Indexed keywords

A. PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; A. POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; ALUMINA TRIHYDRATES; ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BEST MODEL; C. MODELLING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FILLER CONTENTS; FILLER VOLUME FRACTION; HALPIN-TSAI; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; NIELSEN MODEL; RISING TEMPERATURES; STIFFNESS PREDICTION;

ESTERS; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; TITRATION;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ELASTIC MODULUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 67649103513     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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