Optimal temperature profiles for minimum residual stress in the cure process of polymer composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-106

  Gopal, Ajith K ^a   Adali, Sarp ^b   Verijenko, Viktor E ^b  

^a CSIR Division of Mining Technology   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

OPTIMAL CURE CYCLE; POLYMER COMPOSITES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033883253     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(99)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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