Damage mechanisms in injection molded unreinforced, glass and carbon reinforced nylon 66 spur gears

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 377-397

  Senthilvelan, S ^a   Gnanamoorthy, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Damage mechanism; Fiber reinforced; Gear; Injection molded; Nylon 66; Unreinforced

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL TESTING; NYLON POLYMERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DAMAGE MECHANISM; NYLON 66; UNREINFORCED MATERIALS;

SPUR GEARS;

EID: 6944235307     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ACMA.0000045313.47841.4e     Document Type: Article

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