Optimal cure cycles for the fabrication of thermosetting-matrix composites

Polymer Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 566-581

  Rai, Neeraj ^a   Pitchumani, Ranga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0000931143     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.10309     Document Type: Article

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