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5 - Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2022

Frank R. Jones
Frank R. Jones
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University of Sheffield
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This chapter describes the mechanical performance of a fibre composite. A number of variables that control deformation and fracture are discussed: continuous or discontinuous fibres; fibre angle; fibre length; the transfer of stress between matrix and fibre at a short fibre and/or a fibre-break; and the role of the matrix. Individual components can fracture independently and control the micromechanics; the redistribution of stress after these events is discussed.

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Composites Science, Technology, and Engineering , pp. 160 - 209
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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