Rheological characterization of commercial glass mat thermoplastics (GMTs) by squeeze flow testing

Polymer Composites

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 114-123

  Kotsikos, G ^a   Bland, J H ^a   Gibson, A G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FLOW; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RHEOLOGY; THERMOPLASTICS;

GLASS MAT THERMOPLASTICS (GMT); SQUEEZE FLOW TESTING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033075440     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.10339     Document Type: Article

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