Notch insensitivity in fatigue failure of chopped carbon fiber chip-reinforced composites using experimental and computational analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112280
Abstract: Abstract This study focuses on the notch effect on the fatigue failure of chopped carbon fiber chip-reinforced sheet molding compound (SMC) composites by using both experimental and numerical methods. The S-N diagrams of notched specimens… read more here.
Keywords: fatigue failure; fatigue; fiber; smc composites ... See more keywords
Viscoelastic-damageable behavior of sheet molding compound (SMC) composites
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DOI: 10.1177/09673911241275594
Abstract: The variability of microstructures in the SMC composite induced by the manufacturing process is very important. The volumetric fraction and reinforcement orientation distribution significantly affect the material’s mechanical properties in both the elastic and nonlinear… read more here.
Keywords: smc composites; damage; damageable behavior; viscoelastic damageable ... See more keywords