Measurement of void collapse during resin transfer moulding

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-214

  Lundström, T Staffan ^a,b  

^a Swedish Inst of Composites   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Micro mechanics; Optical microscopy; Polymer matrix composites; Porosity; Resin transfer moulding

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEGASSING; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INJECTION MOLDING; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VINYL RESINS;

VINYLESTER RESIN; VOIDS;

TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 0030734227     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(96)00109-1     Document Type: Article

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