A new unidirectional carbon fiber prepreg using physically modified epoxy matrix with cellulose nano fibers and spread tows

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 400-409

  Umeki, Ryo ^a   Tanaka, Aya ^b   Okubo, Kazuya ^b   Fujii, Toru ^b   Kawabe, Kazumasa ^c   Kondo, Keiichi ^c   Yamazaki, Takeshi ^d   Hamada, Kenichi ^d   Harada, Tetsuya ^d  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Dept of Mech Engineering ^*  (Japan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER OF FUKUI PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^d DIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cellulose nano fiber (CNF); CFRP; Fatigue life; Spread fiber tows

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NANOFIBERS;

CELLULOSE NANO FIBER; EPOXY MATRICES; FIBER TOWS; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MODIFIED EPOXY; PREPREGS; QUASIISOTROPIC LAMINATES;

FIBERS;

CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE FIBERS; EPOXIDES; LAMINATES;

EID: 84982838775     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.06.011     Document Type: Article

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