Characteristics of resistance welding of lap shear coupons. Part II. Consolidation

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 911-919

  Ageorges, Christophe ^a   Ye, Lin ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a   Hou, Meng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Coop Res Ctr Aerosp Struct Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Autohesion; E. consolidation; Intimate contact; Resistance welding; Thermoplastic matrix composites

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; HEAT TRANSFER; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PYROLYSIS; RESISTANCE WELDING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

AUTOHESION; INTIMATE CONTACT; THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031617919     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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