Fiber orientation morphological layers in injection molded long fiber reinforced thermoplastics

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 453-475

  Skourlis, T P ^a   Chassapis, C ^a   Manoochehri, S ^a  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber orientation; Injection molding; Long fiber reinforced thermoplastics; Morphological layers; Shell core morphology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBER ORIENTATION;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031233855     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089270579701000503     Document Type: Article

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