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Microstructural investigations of surfaces of destruction of carbon plastic
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This Russian engineering paper presents results of endurance tests and microstructural analysis of carbon fiber reinforced plastic composites under stress. It uses 'microplastic' in the sense of a fiber-reinforced composite material and is a structural materials study, not related to environmental plastic particle research.
Results of endurance tests of microplastic on the basis of carbon fiber and epoxy binding, as well as data of microstructural analysis of the surfaces of destruction, are presented. Based on the obtained results, an attempt was made to classify the main types of damage. The dependence of the mechanism of the destruction process on the deformation properties of bindings was found.
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