Abstract
The present work examines the effect that the fibre-matrix bond strength has on longitudinal and transverse thermal expansivities of unidirectional glass fibre and carbon fibre-reinforced epoxies. It is shown that the weakening of the interfacial bond results in an increase of the longitudinal coefficient of thermal expansion, and a decrease of the transverse one. The results are explained in terms of the reinforcement efficiency factor, according to a theory proposed elsewhere.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 195-201 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Adhesion |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1975 |