Effect of UD carbon on the specific mechanical properties of glass mat composites for marine applications

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1351-1364

  Valenza, A ^a   Fiore, V ^a   Di Bella, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

FEA; Fiber orientation; Hybrid composite; Specific property; Vacuum bagging

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CARBON FABRIC LAYER; CARBON FABRICS; FIBER ORIENTATIONS; FLEXURAL TESTS; GLASS COMPOSITES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECIFIC MODULUS; SPECIFIC STRENGTH; VACUUM BAGGING;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FABRICS; GLASS; LAMINATES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77953001464     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309353215     Document Type: Article

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