Micro-crack behavior of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic modified epoxy composites for cryogenic applications

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 533-539

  He, Yu Xin ^a,b   Li, Qi ^a   Kuila, Tapas ^a   Kim, Nam Hoon ^a   Jiang, Tongwu ^a   Lau, Kin Tak ^a,c,d   Lee, Joong Hee ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

A. Thermosetting resin; B. Impact behavior; B. Thermomechanical; Micro crack density

Indexed keywords

CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS; CRYOGENIC CONDITIONS; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES; FIBER REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; HIGH-IMPACT STRENGTH; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; LOW CTE; MICRO-CRACK DENSITY; MICROCRACK FORMATION; MODIFIED EPOXY; POLY(BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); THERMAL CYCLE; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THERMOPLASTIC CONTENT; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

BUTENES; CARBON FIBERS; CRACKS; ETHERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPACT STRENGTH; LOADING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESINS; THERMOSETS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

CRYOGENICS;

EID: 84867496207     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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