Compressive failure of UD-CFRP containing void defects: In situ SEM microanalysis

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1242-1249

  Hapke, Julia ^a   Gehrig, F ^b   Huber, N ^a   Schulte, K ^b   Lilleodden, E T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibres; B. Mechanical properties; B. Porosity Voids; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. POROSITY/VOIDS; CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER; CARBON FIBRES; COMPRESSIVE FAILURE; D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); DUAL-BEAM MICROSCOPES; FAILURE EVENTS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU SEM; ION BEAM MILLING; KINK BANDS; LOAD DISPLACEMENTS; LOADING CHARACTERISTICS; LOADING HISTORY; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; NEW DIRECTIONS; SEM; SEQUENCE OF EVENTS; SUB-SURFACE DAMAGE; SUB-SURFACES; UNLOADED STATE; VOID CONTENTS; VOID DEFECTS; VOID SHAPE;

CARBON FIBERS; FIBERS; ION BEAMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; UNLOADING;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79957590268     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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