A study of the deformation of weft-knit preforms for advanced composite structures Part 1: Dry preform properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1931-1942

  Savci, S ^a   Curiskis, J I ^a   Pailthorpe, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Fabric textiles; A. Glass fibres; B. Mechanical properties; C. Deformation; E. Knitting

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEFORMATION; FORMABILITY; GLASS FIBERS; KNIT FABRICS; PREFORMING; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TRANSFER MOLDING; YARN;

RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING (RTM); TEXTILE COMPOSITES; WEFT KNIT REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

DEFORMATION; FABRIC CONSTRUCTION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER FABRIC; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PREFORM; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; WEFT KNITTING;

EID: 0034254005     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00077-4     Document Type: Article

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