Thermal-expansion and fracture toughness properties of parts made from liquid crystal stereolithography resins

Materials and Design

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 91-97

  Ullett, Jill S ^a,d   Benson Tolle, Tia ^b   Schultz, John W ^a   Chartoff, R P ^c  

^a GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MLBC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupon testing; Crystalline state; Laminates; Thermal analysis; Thermosets

Indexed keywords

CURING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOSETS;

SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FABRICATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; RESIN; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 0032795432     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(99)00014-x     Document Type: Article

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