Interaction of oxidation and damage in high temperature polymeric matrix composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1931-1940

  Pochiraju, Kishore ^a   Tandon, Gyaneshwar P ^b,c  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Durability; B. Environmental degradation; B. Fracture; B. Thermo oxidative aging

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DIRECTION; B. ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; B. THERMO-OXIDATIVE AGING; CHEMICAL CHANGE; CLOSE COUPLING; CRITICAL FACTORS; DAMAGE EVOLUTION; DAMAGE GROWTH; DIFFUSIVITIES; DISCRETE CRACKS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; FIBER MICROSTRUCTURES; FIBER-MATRIX INTERPHASE; GROWTH DIRECTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE AGING; IN-FIBER; INTERFACE EFFECT; LONG TERM DURABILITY; MATRIX OXIDATION; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; OXIDATION LAYERS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN DIFFUSIVITY; PHYSICAL AGING; POLYMERIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY; THERMO-OXIDATIVE AGING;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; DURABILITY; FIBERS; FORESTRY; FRACTURE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; REACTION RATES; RESINS; SIMULATORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; DURABILITY; FIBERS; FORESTRY; FRACTURE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 71949100043     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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