Effect of environment on flexural fatigue behavior of polyamide 66/hectorite nanocomposites

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 541-548

  Timmaraju, Mallina Venkata ^a   Gnanamoorthy, R ^a   Kannan, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Environmental effects; Flexural loading; Microscopy; Polymer matrix composites; Strain controlled fatigue

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION AND FRACTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; FATIGUE LIFE; FATIGUE LIFE CURVE; FLEXURAL FATIGUE; FLEXURAL LOADING; HECTORITES; INDUCED STRESS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOG LOG SCALE; MICROSCOPY; POLYAMIDE 66; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; STRAIN CONTROLLED FATIGUE; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; WATER MIST;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY DISSIPATORS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; HYSTERESIS; NANOCOMPOSITES; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 78650177683     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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