Interlaminar fracture toughness and CAI strength of fibre-reinforced composites with nanoparticles - A review

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-37

  Tang, Youhong ^a,b   Ye, Lin ^a   Zhang, Zhong ^c   Friedrich, Klaus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Laminate; A. Nano particles; B. Fracture toughness; B. Impact behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION-AFTER-IMPACT STRENGTHS; FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMERS; HYBRID REINFORCEMENTS; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MODE-I FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT STRENGTH; LAMINATES; REINFORCEMENT; RESINS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84880985674     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.06.021     Document Type: Review

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