The temperature effects on the fracture toughness of carbon fiber/RTM-6 laminates processed by VARTM

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 1729-1741

  Sales, Rita de Cássia Mendonça ^a,b   Gusmão, Silas Rodrigo ^a   Gouvêa, Ricardo Francisco ^a   Chu, Thomas ^a   Marlet, José Maria Fernandez ^c   Cândido, Geraldo Maurício ^d   Donadon, Maurício Vicente ^b  

^a Aeronautical Structures Project Department   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAER S A   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon resin transfer molding 6 laminates; dynamic mechanical analysis; fracture aspects; fracture toughness; vacuum assisted resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; CARBON FIBERS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATES; MOLDING; RESINS; TRANSFER MOLDING; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES; CARBON COMPOSITES; FAILURE PROCESS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS VALUES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 85019068313     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998316679499     Document Type: Article

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