Drapability of dry textile fabrics for stampable thermoplastic preforms

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1167-1177

  Rozant, O ^a   Bourban, P E ^a   Manson J A E ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOFORMING;

DRAPABILITY TESTS; WOVEN FABRICS;

KNIT FABRICS;

EID: 0033697845     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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