Fibre orientation in short-fibre-reinforced thermoplastics I. Contrast enhancement for image analysis

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 543-545

  Mlekusch, B ^a   Lehner, E A ^a   Geymayer, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

A. Glass fibres; A. Short fibre composites; E. Injection moulding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INJECTION MOLDING; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBER ORIENTATION; SHORT FIBER COMPOSITES;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033099178     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(98)00102-x     Document Type: Article

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