Fabrication and microgeometry of two-step braided composites incorporating pultruded rods

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1457-1467

  Kuo, Wen Shyong ^a   Chen, Horn I ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

E. braiding; E. pultrusion; E. resin transfer molding (RTM); Microgeometry

Indexed keywords

CURING; FABRICS; IMPREGNATION; INFILTRATION; PREFORMING; PULTRUSION; TRANSFER MOLDING; YARN;

FABRIC COMPOSITES; MICROGRAVIMETRY; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM); TWO STEP BRAIDED COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES, BRAIDED; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PULTRUSION;

EID: 0031277603     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00066-3     Document Type: Article

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