Impact behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced epoxy and non-isothermal cyclic butylene terephthalate composites manufactured by vacuum infusion

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2249-2256

  Agirregomezkorta, A ^a   Martinez A B ^b   Sanchez Soto M ^b   Aretxaga, G ^a   Sarrionandia, M ^a   Aurrekoetxea, J ^a  

^a MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Impact behaviour; E. Resin transfer moulding (RTM); E. Thermoplastic resin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; E. RESIN TRANSFER MOULDINGS; ENERGY ABSORBING CAPABILITY; EPOXY SYSTEMS; FIBRE REINFORCED; FIBRE-REINFORCED EPOXY; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; LOW-ENERGY IMPACT; NONISOTHERMAL; ONE-COMPONENT SYSTEMS; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); SOLIDIFICATION SHRINKAGE; THRESHOLD ENERGY; VACUUM INFUSION; VOID CONTENTS;

BUTENES; CARBON FIBERS; ISOTHERMS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; RESINS;

VACUUM;

EID: 84861203211     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.091     Document Type: Article

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