An Investigation of the Tensile Strength and Stiffness of Unidirectional Polymer-Matrix, Carbon-Fiber Composites under the Influence of Elevated Temperatures

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dc.contributor.authorWalther, Brady M.en
dc.contributor.committeechairReifsnider, Kenneth L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberGao, David Y.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLesko, John J.en
dc.contributor.departmentEngineering Science and Mechanicsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:51:51Zen
dc.date.adate1998-06-04en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:51:51Zen
dc.date.issued1998-05-27en
dc.date.rdate1998-06-04en
dc.date.sdate1998-05-27en
dc.description.abstractTraditionally it was thought that the unidirectional strength in the fiber direction of fiber dominated composites was not influenced by the matrix material. As long as the fiber was not affected then the strength would remain. However this thesis will challange that belief. The unidirectional strength in the fiber direction of fiber dominated composites is influenced by the matrix material. The object of this study was to examine the quasi-static tensile strength of unidirectional polymer composites, and then use current analytic models to predict the experimental results. The different matrix materials were polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS), vinyl ester with two different fiber-matrix interface materials, and polyether ether ketone (PEEK).en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-5298-22449en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-5298-22449/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36803en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartWALTHER2.PDFen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPolymer Compositesen
dc.subjectTensile Strengthen
dc.subjectTemperatureen
dc.subjectCarbon Fiberen
dc.titleAn Investigation of the Tensile Strength and Stiffness of Unidirectional Polymer-Matrix, Carbon-Fiber Composites under the Influence of Elevated Temperaturesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering Science and Mechanicsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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