Improvement of interlaminar mechanical properties of CFRP laminates using VGCF

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2004-2012

  Li, Yuan ^a   Hori, Naoki ^b   Arai, Masahiro ^c   Hu, Ning ^a   Liu, Yaolu ^a   Fukunaga, Hisao ^b  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid CFRP VGCF laminates; B. Fracture toughness; B. Mechanical properties; Interlayer

Indexed keywords

A. HYBRID CFRP/VGCF LAMINATES; B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CFRP LAMINATE; COHESIVE ELEMENT; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS; CRITICAL LOAD; DELAMINATION PROPAGATION; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; FRACTURE SURFACES; IMPROVEMENT MECHANISM; INTERLAMINAR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; VAPOR GROWN CARBON FIBER;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FRACTURE;

EID: 71649104913     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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