An Experimental Study of Resistance Welding of Carbon Fibre Fabric Reinforced Polyetherimide (CF Fabric/PEI) Composite Material

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-49

  Hou, M ^a   Ye, L ^b   Mai, Y W ^b  

^a Coop Res Ctr Adv Compos S ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Composites; Joining; Polyetherimide; Resistance welding; Thermoplastic

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER FABRICS;

COMPRESSION MOLDING; FRACTURE; JOINING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PLASTIC FILMS; PLASTIC SHEETS; PLASTICS MOLDING; POLYETHERIMIDES; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032627687     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008879402267     Document Type: Article

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