Non-isothermal injection molding with resin cure and preform deformability

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1355-1372

  Farina, A ^a   Preziosi, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSSLINKING; CURING; INFILTRATION; INJECTION MOLDING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PREFORMING;

NON-ISOTHERMAL INJECTION MODEL; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

RESINS;

EID: 0034541491     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00040-3     Document Type: Article

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