A comparison of Young's modulus predictions in fibre-reinforced-polyamide injection mouldings

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 419-427

  O'Regan, D F ^a   Akay, M ^a   Meenan, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; INJECTION MOLDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYAMIDES;

COX SHEAR LAG MODEL; HALPIN-TSAI MODEL; KRENCHEL EQUATION; RULE OF MIXTURE EQUATION;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0033082190     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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