Comparison of delamination characterization for IM7/8552 composite woven and tape laminates

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1436, 2003, Pages 372-390

  Paris, Isabelle ^a   Minguet, Pierre J ^b   O'Brien, T Kevin ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination; Fracture toughness; Woven composites

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROCRACKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM (DCB); FRACTURE RESISTANCE; MIXED-MODE BENDING (MMB) TEST; WOVEN COMPOSITES;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 8844269465     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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