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High strength, high fracture toughness fibre composites with interface control—A review
Jang Kyo Kim,Yiu-Wing Mai +1 more
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A review of fracture toughness of fiber composites can be found in this article, where various methods for improving the fracture toughness by means of interface control are discussed. But, the focus is on the failure mechanisms leading to eventual fracture.About:
This article is published in Composites Science and Technology.The article was published on 1991-01-01. It has received 478 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Toughness & Fracture toughness.read more
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Carbon fiber surfaces and composite interphases
Mohit Sharma,Mohit Sharma,Mohit Sharma,Shang-Lin Gao,Edith Mäder,Edith Mäder,Himani Sharma,Leong Yew Wei,Jayashree Bijwe +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a systematic and up-to-date account of various carbon fiber surface modification techniques, i.e., sizing, plasma, chemical treatments and carbon nano-tubes/nanoparticles coating, for increasing the wettability and interfacial adhesion with polymeric matrices.
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Some issues in the application of cohesive zone models for metal–ceramic interfaces
TL;DR: In this article, two different forms of CZMs (exponential and bilinear) are used to evaluate the response of interfaces in titanium matrix composites reinforced by silicon carbide (SCS-6) fibers.
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Improving the delamination resistance of CFRP by stitching—a review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors give an overview of stitching techniques, which can provide through-thickness reinforcement of a traditional 2D laminate, thus improving its resistance to delamination.
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Electrospun nanofiber reinforced composites: a review
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive overview on the properties of electrospun nanofibers and their application as reinforcements in composites is provided, including high aspect ratio and molecular orientation, large specific surface area, small pore size, and excellent mechanical performance.
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Characterisation of interphase nanoscale property variations in glass fibre reinforced polypropylene and epoxy resin composites
Shang-Lin Gao,Edith Mäder +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a comparative study of the sized fiber surface topography and modulus as well as the local mechanical property variation in the interphase of E-glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin and Eglass fiber reinforced modified polypropylene (PPm) matrix composites was conducted.
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The elasticity and strength of paper and other fibrous materials
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Derek Hull,T.W. Clyne +1 more
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Tensile properties of fibre-reinforced metals: Copper/tungsten and copper/molybdenum
Anthony Kelly,W.R. Tyson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the breaking strength of tungsten or molybdenum wires, uniaxially aligned in a copper matrix, was found to be a linear function of the wire content.
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Stress Fracture Criteria for Laminated Composites Containing Stress Concentrations
J.M. Whitney,R.J. Nuismer +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, two related criteria based on stress distribution are presented for predicting the uniaxial tensile strength of laminated composites containing through the thickness discontinuities of a general shape.
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A microbond method for determination of the shear strength of a fiber/resin interface
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measured the shear strength of a fiber-reinforced composite by measuring the force needed to pull a single fiber axially out of the solid matrix.
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