Fracture behaviour of a rapidly cured polyethersulfone toughened carbon fibre/epoxy composite

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2119-2127

  Agius, S L ^a   Magniez, K J C ^a   Fox, B L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epoxy resin; Fibre bridging; Fracture toughness; Mode I; Mode II; Voids

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVE PROCESS; DEGREE OF CURE; FIBRE BRIDGING; FRACTURE BEHAVIOUR; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; KEY PARAMETERS; MATRIX; MODE I; MODE II; OPTIMISATIONS; POLYETHERSULFONES; PROCESSING TIME; SEM; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

BOILERS; CURING; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; PRESSURE VESSELS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; CURING (CHEMISTRY); EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEATING; POLYETHER SULFONE; POROSITY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 77950859043     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.09.045     Document Type: Article

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