Experimental investigation of the resistance welding for thermoplastic-matrix composites. Part I: Heating element and heat transfer

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1027-1039

  Ageorges, Christophe ^a   Ye, Lin ^a   Hou, Meng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Aerospace Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon fibres; Modelling; Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Thermal properties; Welding joining

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HEAT TRANSFER; POLYETHERIMIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESISTANCE WELDING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL CONTACT PRESSURE; THERMOPLASTIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0034188594     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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