Flexural and compression response of woven E-glass/polyester-CNF nanophased composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1774-1782

  Hossain, M K ^a   Hossain, M E ^a   Hosur, M V ^a   Jeelani, S ^a  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibers; B. Mechanical properties; D. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

E-GLASS; FIBER BREAKAGES; FRACTURE SURFACES; IN-FIBER; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MATRIX; MATRIX FAILURE; MATRIX MATERIALS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; NANOFILLER; POLYESTER COMPOSITES; POLYESTER MATRIX; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSION; QUASI-STATIC TESTS; VACUUM-ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING PROCESS;

ESTERS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYESTER RESINS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRACTURE;

BRITTLENESS; COMPOSITES; ESTERS; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBERS; HYDROGEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLDING; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

EID: 80053317341     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.07.033     Document Type: Article

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