The continuous curing process for thermoset polymer composites. Part 2: Experimental results for a graphite/epoxy laminate

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 627-647

  Kim, Cheol ^a   White, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL TESTING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOSETS;

CONTINUOUS CURING PROCESS; FIBER VOLUME DISTRIBUTION; LONGITUDINAL LAYER WAVINESS; VOID DISTRIBUTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0029698866     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839603000505     Document Type: Article

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