Influence of laminate lay-up on oxidation and damage growth: Isothermal aging

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1127-1137

  Tandon, G P ^a,b   Ragland, W R ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Environmental degradation; D. Optical microscopy; Thermo oxidation

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ANGLE-PLY; COMPOSITE MICROSTRUCTURES; CROSS-PLY; D. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; DAMAGE GROWTH; DEBONDS; DIFFUSION AND OXIDATION; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; INTERPHASE/INTERFACE; ISOTHERMAL AGING; MATRIX CRACK; OXIDATION BEHAVIORS; OXIDATION FRONT; OXIDATIVE PROCESS; POLYIMIDE COMPOSITES; STACKING SEQUENCE; THERMO-OXIDATIVE;

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

OXIDATION;

EID: 79959927746     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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