A review of liquid injection techniques for the manufacture of aerospace composite structures

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 437-443

  Abraham, D ^a   McIlhagger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYESTERS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AEROSPACE COMPOSITE; LIQUID INJECTION TECHNIQUE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030382433     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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