Mechanical characterization of hierarchical carbon fiber/nanofiber composite laminates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1584-1591

  Bortz, Daniel R ^a   Merino, César ^b   Martin Gullon, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Nanofiber Division   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fiber; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Mechanical properties; B. Strength

Indexed keywords

B. STRENGTH; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; FIBER BRIDGING; FIBER-MATRIX ADHESION; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; FRACTURE SURFACES; HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE; INTERLAMINAR DELAMINATION; MATRIX; MATRIX PHASE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; QUASI-STATIC TESTING; STEADY-STATE CRACK PROPAGATION; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS; STRENGTH TESTING; TENSILE STIFFNESS; TOUGHENING MECHANISMS;

ADHESION; CARBON FIBERS; FIBERS; FRACTURE TESTING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 80053335282     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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