Effect of reinforced fiber length on the joint performance of thermoplastic leaf spring

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3733-3741

  Subramanian, C ^a   Senthilvelan, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; D. Mechanical fastening; E. Fatigue

Indexed keywords

BEARING DAMAGE; E. FATIGUE; FAILURE MORPHOLOGY; FATIGUE LOADINGS; FATIGUE LOADS; HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE; HYDRAULIC TESTS; JOINT PERFORMANCE; JOINT STRENGTH; LOAD DEFLECTION; LONG FIBER; LONG GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENES; LONG GLASS FIBERS; LOW-CYCLE FATIGUE LOADING; MECHANICAL FASTENING; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; REINFORCED FIBERS; SHORT FIBER; SHORT GLASS FIBER; STATIC AND DYNAMIC;

ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); TEST FACILITIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

LEAF SPRINGS;

EID: 77953285345     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.03.014     Document Type: Article

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