Flexural and tensile strengths of unidirectional hybrid epoxy composites reinforced by S-2 glass and T700S carbon fibres

Materials and Design

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 955-966

  Dong, Chensong ^a   Davies, Ian J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Flexural strength; Glass fibre; Hybrid; Polymer matrix composites; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CARBON FIBERS; GLASS; GLASS FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FIBRE VOLUME FRACTION; HYBRID; HYBRID COMPOSITES; LAMINATION THEORY; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; SPAN-TO-DEPTH RATIO; STRENGTH INCREASE; THREE POINT BEND TESTS;

FIBERS;

EID: 84884922971     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.08.087     Document Type: Article

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