The effect of interleaved composite nanofibrous mats on delamination behavior of polymeric composite materials

Composite Structures

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-47

  Saghafi, H ^a   Zucchelli, A ^a   Palazzetti, R ^a,b   Minak, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite nanofibers; Electrospinning; Fracture; Interleaving; Laminate composite

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPINNING; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TESTING; NANOFIBERS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON;

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; END NOTCHED FLEXURES; INDIVIDUAL NANOFIBERS; INTERLEAVING; LAMINATE COMPOSITES; POLYMERIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 84890873835     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.10.039     Document Type: Article

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