Abstract
The in situ tensile strength degradation of E-glass fiber in an epoxy matrix model composite was measured. The in situ degradation has taken place when aged in water at 25 degrees Celsius after 500 hours obtained via fracture mirror measurements. Compared to data of stress-free aging of E-glass fibers, faster in situ strength degradation is seen. This suggests that both moisture-induced tensile stress and the corrosive action of water affects the fibers' degradation during environmental aging.
| Original language | British English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 785-789 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Scripta Materialia |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 26 Mar 2001 |
Keywords
- Aging
- Composites
- Fiber
- Tensile strength