Effect of microfibrillated cellulose on mechanical properties of plain-woven CFRP reinforced epoxy

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1999-2006

  Gabr, Mohamed H ^a,c   Elrahman, Mostafa Abd ^b   Okubo, Kazuya ^a   Fujii, Toru ^a  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Minia University   (Egypt)

^c Sohag University Sohag   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber (CF); Fiber content; Fracture toughness; Microfibrillated cellulose (MFC)

Indexed keywords

CF/EPOXY; EFFECT OF ADDITION; FIBER CONTENT; FIBER CONTENTS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE (MFC); PLAIN WOVEN; REINFORCED EPOXY; SEM; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE; CEMENTS; FRACTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAT RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WEAVING;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE; CEMENT; FRACTURE; FUEL CELLS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TOUGHNESS; WEAVING;

CARBON FIBER; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; HEAT RESISTANCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROFIBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH; TESTING; WOVEN FABRIC; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 77950859889     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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