Glass fibre epoxy composite cure monitoring using parallel plate dielectric analysis in comparison with thermal and mechanical testing techniques

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 811-819

  Abraham, D ^a,b   McIlhagger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Dowty Aerospace Propellers   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dielectric analysis; E. resin transfer moulding (RTM); Glass epoxy composite; Parallel plates

Indexed keywords

CURING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; EPOXY RESINS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; TRANSFER MOLDING;

DIELECTRIC ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER EPOXY COMPOSITES; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM);

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031625452     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(98)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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