Fibre structure and anisotropy of glass reinforced thermoplastics

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-244

  Dweib, M A ^a   Vahlund, C F ^b   O Bradaigh C M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FIBER STRUCTURE; GLASS MAT THERMOPLASTICS; ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTION;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033879166     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(99)00078-0     Document Type: Article

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