Investigation the interphase formation process of carbon fiber/epoxy composites using a multiscale simulation method

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 86, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-121

  Li, Min ^a   Gu, Yi Zhuo ^a   Liu, Hong ^b   Li, Yan Xia ^a   Wang, Shao Kai ^a   Wu, Qing ^a   Zhang, Zuo Guang ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Interphase; C. Multiscale modeling; D. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

Indexed keywords

B. INTERPHASE; CARBON FIBER/EPOXY COMPOSITES; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CROSS-LINK REACTIONS; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; MULTI-SCALE SIMULATION METHOD; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS);

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 84881529628     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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