Effects of thermo-mechanical properties of composites on viscosity, temperature and degree of cure in thick thermosetting composite laminates during curing process

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 600-622

  Yi, Sung ^a   Hilton, Harry H ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMOSETS; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOSETTING COMPOSITE LAMINATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031707636     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839803200701     Document Type: Article

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