Effect of manufacturing process on the flexural, fracture toughness, and thermo-mechanical properties of bio-composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 993-999

  Kafi, Abdullah A ^a   Magniez, Kevin ^a   Fox, Bronwyn L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Bio composites; B. Fracture toughness; D. Thermo mechanical properties; E. Quickstep

Indexed keywords

B. FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CURE CYCLE TIME; CURE TEMPERATURE; CURING PROCESS; DEGREE OF CURE; E. QUICKSTEP; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FRACTURE PROPERTY; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

AUTOCLAVES; CURING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79957715829     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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