Quasi-static and dynamic fracture behavior of particulate polymer composites: A study of nano- vs. micro-size filler and loading-rate effects

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3467-3481

  Jajam, Kailash C ^a   Tippur, Hareesh V ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Particle reinforcement; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fracture; B. Impact behaviour; Micro vs. nano composites

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE SOLIDS; CRACK GROWTH BEHAVIOR; CRACK TIP FIELDS; CRACK VELOCITIES; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION METHODS; DISPLACEMENT FIELD; DYNAMIC FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; DYNAMIC FRACTURE TESTS; DYNAMIC FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS; EPOXY MATRICES; FILLED COMPOSITES; FRACTOGRAPHIC; FRACTURE PARAMETER; FRACTURE SURFACES; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; LOADING CONDITION; NANOFILLER; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; PARTICULATE POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); POSTMORTEM ANALYSIS; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC CONDITIONS; QUASISTATIC FRACTURE; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; TERMINAL VELOCITY; TOUGHNESS ENHANCEMENT;

CRACKS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FILLERS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPROPYLENES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84866729047     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.01.042     Document Type: Article

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