Fractographic analysis of tensile failures of aerospace grade composites

Materials Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 990-997

  Kumar, Masa Suresh ^a   Raghavendra, Kesarabandi ^a   Venkataswamy, Magalapalaya Anjanappa ^a   Ramachandra, Honnudike Venkateshwararao ^a  

^a SURFACE ENGINEERING DIVISION   (India)

Author keywords

Composite(s); Failure modes; Fractography

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE COMPOSITES; BENDING LOAD; CFRP COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINAL FAILURES; FRACTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FRACTOGRAPHIC FEATURES; FRACTURE FEATURE; FRACTURE MODE; FRACTURE SURFACES; FRACTURED SURFACES; GFRP COMPOSITES; LOADING CONDITION; MATRIX SPLITTINGS; TENSILE FAILURES; TENSILE LOADS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FAILURE MODES; FRACTOGRAPHY; GLASS FIBERS; LOADING;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84870436287     PISSN: 15161439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-14392012005000141     Document Type: Article

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