Inclusion of a thermoplastic phase to improve impact and post-impact performances of carbon fibre reinforced thermosetting composites — A review

Stability of eutectic carbide in Fe-Cr-Mo-W-V-C alloy by first-principles calculation

“…It was reported that MC is a kind of V-rich carbide, while M 2 C is rich in W and Mo [26]. In our self-designed steel, W content is only 1.5 wt%, so M 2 C largely exists in the form of Mo 2 C. From TEM results above, eutectic VC, WC, V 2 C and Mo 2 C were confirmed [19].…”

Effect of thermoplastic veils on interlaminar fracture toughness of a glass fiber/vinyl ester composite

“…If the interface between fiber and matrix is strong, the fiber is not pulled out of the matrix and fiber bridging occurs whereby fibers with ends either side of the crack resist crack opening due to the tension in the fiber. Fiber bridging is considered as one of the most efficient mechanisms in reducing the stress level at the vicinity of a crack . Kuwata and Hogg also observed significant improvement in Mode II interlaminar toughness of the same interleaved composites .…”

Plane deformation of circular inhomogeneous inclusion problems with non-uniform symmetrical dilatational eigenstrain

“…The two classical papers by Eshelby [2,3] generalized the earlier episodic results pertaining to elliptical inhomogeneities, by proving the uniform nature of the internal strain field in all such inhomogeneities when the inclusion eigenstrain is uniform. This powerful and simple result laid the foundation for systematic exploration of problems about inclusions in elastic solids, with important application to the mechanics of composites and polycrystals [4,5]. Overviews of literally thousands of references made to Eshelby's seminal work can be found in the review papers by Mura and his coworkers [6,7], more recently e.g.…”