Effect of Consolidation Method on the Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabric Reinforced Composites

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-34

  Wang, Youjiang ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Composites; Consolidation; Mechanical properties; Nonwoven fabrics; Resin transfer molding

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; CONSOLIDATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE TESTING; TRANSFER MOLDING;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032666374     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008877110966     Document Type: Article

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