@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997325,
	  title     = {On the Fatigue Behavior of a Triphasic Composite},
	  author    = {G. Minak and  D. Ghelli and  A. Zucchelli},
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	  abstract     = {This paper presents the results of an experimental characterization of a glass fibre-epoxy composite. The behavior of the traditional two-phase composite has been compared with the one of a new three-phase composite where the epoxy matrix was modified by addition of a 3% weight fraction of montmorillonite nano-particles. Two different types of nano-clays, Cloisite® 30B and RXG7000, produced by Southern Clay Products Inc., have been considered. Three-point bending tests, both monotonic and cyclic, were carried out. A strong reduction of the ultimate flexural strength upon nano-modification has been observed in quasi-static tests. Fatigue tests yielded a smaller strength loss. In both quasi-static and fatigue tests a more pronounced tendency to delamination has been noticed in three-phase composites, especially in the case of 30B nano-clay, with respect to the standard two-phase glass fiber composite.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering},
	  volume    = {8},
	  number    = {2},
	  year      = {2014},
	  pages     = {94 - 98},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997325},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/86},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 86, 2014},
	}