Bonded repairs for carbon/BMI composite at high operating temperatures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 902-912

  Rider, A N ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Chang, P ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Prepreg; B. Adhesion; C. Stress concentrations; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

A. PREPREG; ADHESIVE BOND; B. ADHESION; BONDED REPAIRS; C. STRESS CONCENTRATIONS; CARBON REINFORCED POLYMERS; HIGH OPERATING TEMPERATURE; HIGH STRENGTH; IN-SITU; MATRIX MATERIALS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; POST-CURE; PREPREGS; UPPER LIMITS;

ADHESION; CURING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TEMPERATURE;

REPAIR;

EID: 77951256181     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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