TY - JOUR
T1 - Bone-shaped fibres increase strength of reinforced products
AU - Zhu, Yuntian
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PY - 1999/6
Y1 - 1999/6
N2 - Enlarging the ends of the short fibres used as reinforcement increases both the overall toughness and strength of the composite, it is claimed. Researchers at the US's Los Alamos National Laboratory found that bone-shaped fibres anchor into the matrix at each end due to their enlarged shape but bond only weakly with the matrix along their length. This gives the fibres greater load-bearing properties. Composites reinforced with bone-shaped fibres were much more resistant to the propagation of cracks.
AB - Enlarging the ends of the short fibres used as reinforcement increases both the overall toughness and strength of the composite, it is claimed. Researchers at the US's Los Alamos National Laboratory found that bone-shaped fibres anchor into the matrix at each end due to their enlarged shape but bond only weakly with the matrix along their length. This gives the fibres greater load-bearing properties. Composites reinforced with bone-shaped fibres were much more resistant to the propagation of cracks.
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M3 - RGC 22 - Publication in policy or professional journal
SN - 0951-953X
JO - Advanced Composites Bulletin
JF - Advanced Composites Bulletin
IS - Jun
ER -