Mechanical properties of composite materials made of 3D stitched woven-knitted preforms

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1753-1767

  Hong, Hu ^a   Mingxing, Zhang ^b   Fangueiro, Raul ^c   De Araujo, Mario ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

3D stitched woven knitted preforms; impact behavior; mechanical properties; stress strain curves; textile composites

Indexed keywords

3D STITCHED WOVEN-KNITTED PREFORMS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FABRIC LAYER; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IMPACT LOADS; INNER LAYER; KNIT STRUCTURES; KNITTED COMPOSITES; KNITTED FABRIC; KNITTED STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; OUTER LAYER; PLAIN WOVEN; POLYESTER RESIN; STITCHED PREFORMS; TEXTILE COMPOSITE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; KNIT FABRICS; KNITTING MACHINERY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYESTER RESINS; PREFORMING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

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EID: 77953944816     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309359211     Document Type: Article

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