Effect of Polymer-Ceramic Fibre Interphase Design on Coupling Factor in Low Fibre Volume Content Piezoelectric Composites

Figure 2

(a) An illustration of the push-out test sample; h is the thickness of the epoxy resin disc and d is the diameter of the fibre. 10 mm long fibres were embedded into the epoxy disc with a diameter of 10 mm. (b) Mounted sample in the test rig prior to push-out test.

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