Environmental effect on the mechanical properties of commingled-yarn-based carbon fibre/polyamide 6 composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 2551-2565

  Prabhakaran, R T Durai ^a   Toftegaard, Helmuth ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

autoclave consolidation; carbon fibre PA6 composite; Environmental degradation; mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; DROPS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PRESSURE VESSELS; STIFFNESS; WEATHERING; YARN;

ACCELERATED AGEING; BENDING STIFFNESS; ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTREME TEMPERATURES; INTER-LAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTHS; STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS; THREE POINT BENDING;

BENDING STRENGTH;

EID: 84905485710     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998313501012     Document Type: Article

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